AU2002310381A1 - Helically crimped, shaped, single polymer fibers and articles made therefrom - Google Patents

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AU2002310381A1
AU2002310381A1 AU2002310381A AU2002310381A AU2002310381A1 AU 2002310381 A1 AU2002310381 A1 AU 2002310381A1 AU 2002310381 A AU2002310381 A AU 2002310381A AU 2002310381 A AU2002310381 A AU 2002310381A AU 2002310381 A1 AU2002310381 A1 AU 2002310381A1
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Kurtis Lee Brown
Christopher Bryan Quinn
Jeffrey David Shelley
Samuel L Sykes
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