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Temperature-dependent behavior of PVA/Drug composites during melt extrusion

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2025.31.49 | Journal eISSN: 2353-7779 | Journal ISSN: 2353-5156
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