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Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymers: a State of the Art Review

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Schulte, K., Gojny, F.H., Fiedler, B., Sandler, J.K., Bauhofer, W. (2005). Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymers: a State of the Art Review. In: Polymer Composites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26213-X_1

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