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Microstructure Based Modeling of Electrical Conductivity for CB/UHMWPE Nanocomposites

Stanislav Buklovskyi, Kateryna Miroshnichenko, Igor Tsukrov, Rebecca J. Thomson, Peder C. Solberg, Douglas W. Van Citters

Applied Composite Materials· Volume 33· Issue 1
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