journal article·2026-08

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Vitrimer Composite Laminates Incorporating Modified Sugarcane Bagasse

Abubakar Sumaila, Stephen Dobreh, Kingsley Y. Gyabaah, Maryam Jahan, Patrick Mensah, Guoqiang Li

Applied Composite Materials· Volume 33· Issue 4
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