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Original Articles

Transesterification-Induced Evolution of Structure and Morphology in Poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/Poly(butylenes succinate) Blends

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Pages 2361-2376 | Received 18 Aug 2011, Accepted 28 Feb 2012, Published online: 13 Sep 2012

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