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Correction: Trans crystallization behavior and strong reinforcement effect of cellulose nanocrystals on reinforced
Taeho Kim1,2, Hyeonyeol Jeon1, Jonggeon Jegal1
1Research Center for Industrial Chemical Biotechnology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) Ulsan 44429 Republic of Korea dongyeop@krict.re.kr.
RSC Advances
|May 11, 2022
Abstract:
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C8RA01868E.].
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