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Water absorption by sponge gourd (luffa cylindrica)-polyester composite materials

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Boynard, C.A., D'Almeida, J.R.M. Water absorption by sponge gourd (luffa cylindrica)-polyester composite materials. Journal of Materials Science Letters 18, 1789–1791 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006643630959

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