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Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery

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Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery. / O'Hana, S.; Pinkerton, A. J.; Shoba, K. et al.
In: Surface Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 2, 03.2008, p. 147-153.

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O'Hana, S, Pinkerton, AJ, Shoba, K, Gale, AW & Li, L 2008, 'Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery', Surface Engineering, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1179/174329408X315607

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O'Hana, S., Pinkerton, A. J., Shoba, K., Gale, A. W., & Li, L. (2008). Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery. Surface Engineering, 24(2), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1179/174329408X315607

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O'Hana S, Pinkerton AJ, Shoba K, Gale AW, Li L. Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery. Surface Engineering. 2008 Mar;24(2):147-153. doi: 10.1179/174329408X315607

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O'Hana, S. ; Pinkerton, A. J. ; Shoba, K. et al. / Laser surface colouring of titanium for contemporary jewellery. In: Surface Engineering. 2008 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 147-153.

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