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Anna Rudawska1,2, Jakub Szabelski1,2, Mariaenrica Frigione2

  • 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
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