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Free-Radical Addition Polymerization (Fundamental)

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Yamada, B. (2014). Free-Radical Addition Polymerization (Fundamental). In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_183-1

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