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Polymer chain entanglements and brittle fracture. III. Critical fracture strength of macromolecular materials

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  1. Antonios G. Mikos

    Present address: Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute, P.O. Box 19517, 54006, University City, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Antonios G. Mikos & Nikolaos A. Peppas

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Mikos, A.G., Peppas, N.A. Polymer chain entanglements and brittle fracture. III. Critical fracture strength of macromolecular materials. J Mater Sci Lett 8, 833–834 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01730153

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