Advances in Protective Clothing Research Meeting the Challenges in the Changing World
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Kuklane, K.; Dąbrowska, A. Advances in Protective Clothing Research Meeting the Challenges in the Changing World. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 8087. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14178087
Kuklane K, Dąbrowska A. Advances in Protective Clothing Research Meeting the Challenges in the Changing World. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):8087. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14178087
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuklane, Kalev, and Anna Dąbrowska. 2024. "Advances in Protective Clothing Research Meeting the Challenges in the Changing World" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 8087. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14178087