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Mainardi, D.S., Mahalik, N.P. (2006). Nanotechnology for Fuel Cell Applications. In: Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29339-6_18

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