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Low-Velocity Impact Behavior of 3D Printed Sandwich Composite with Polylactic Acid–Micro-crystalline Cellulose Bio-inspired Xylotus Lattice Core: Energy Absorption and Crashworthiness

J. Hemanth Kumar, R. Ramakrishnan, Ahmed Elkaseer, Gopalan Venkatachalam, Pitchumani Shenbaga Velu

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