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Main Authors: Sofia Di Leonardo, Giuseppe Pitarresi, Gaetano Burriesci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522001599