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International Journal of Polymer Science
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 252981, 6 pages
Viscoelastic Properties of Mineral-Filled Poly(lactic acid) Composites
1Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
2Polymer Centre, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, 76272 Zlin, Czech Republic
3Institute for Wood Technology and Renewable Materials, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria
Received 29 December 2011; Revised 27 February 2012; Accepted 1 March 2012
Academic Editor: Kibret Mequanint
Copyright © 2012 Adriana Gregorova et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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