Preparation of a starch-based superabsorbent polymer by γ-ray irradiation and investigation of its properties

Yang GAO; Xinxin FENG; Linfan LI; Zhe XING; Rong LI; Guozhong WU

doi:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0112

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