Present and Future of Thermoplastic Elastomers As Environmentally Friendly Organic Materials
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Choi, Eun-Ji
(The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
Yoon, Ji-Hwan (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) Jo, Jung-Kyu (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) Shim, Sang-Eun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University) Yun, Ju-Ho (Enviromental Materials & Components R&D Center, Korea Automotive Technology Institute) Kim, Il (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) |
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