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Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing Cellulose microfiber in ABS filament for 3D printing

The use of cellulose microfibers in the co-processing Availability of data
of polymeric materials can be an important environment-
friendly means in the future. As cellulose does not impair Data used in this work can be obtained from corresponding
the behavior of the polymeric material and the 3D printing author on reasonable request.
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