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Synthetic polymer research in CSIRO

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Polymer research began early in the development of CSIRO, and is now spread through several divisions. The results have a wide range of industrial applications.

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Solomon, D. Synthetic polymer research in CSIRO. Nature 261, 658–661 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261658a0

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