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Mechanical Properties and Structure of Rubber-Toughened Immiscible Blends

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Yamaguchi, M. (2013). Mechanical Properties and Structure of Rubber-Toughened Immiscible Blends. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_93-1

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