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Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security

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Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security. / Roberts, Jenny; Donkersley, Philip; Ashmore, Lisa et al.
Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing: Proceedings of CASICAM 2022. ed. / Khalid Zarbane; Zitouni Beidouri. Cham: Springer Nature, 2023. p. 287-297 (Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing).

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Roberts, J, Donkersley, P, Ashmore, L & Rennie, A 2023, Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security. in K Zarbane & Z Beidouri (eds), Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing: Proceedings of CASICAM 2022. Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 287-297, The Second Casablanca International Conference on Additive Manufacturing, Casablanca, Morocco, 23/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32927-2_26

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Roberts, J., Donkersley, P., Ashmore, L., & Rennie, A. (2023). Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security. In K. Zarbane, & Z. Beidouri (Eds.), Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing: Proceedings of CASICAM 2022 (pp. 287-297). (Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32927-2_26

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Roberts J, Donkersley P, Ashmore L, Rennie A. Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security. In Zarbane K, Beidouri Z, editors, Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing: Proceedings of CASICAM 2022. Cham: Springer Nature. 2023. p. 287-297. (Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32927-2_26

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Roberts, Jenny ; Donkersley, Philip ; Ashmore, Lisa et al. / Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Environmental Solutions to Address Food Security. Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing: Proceedings of CASICAM 2022. editor / Khalid Zarbane ; Zitouni Beidouri. Cham : Springer Nature, 2023. pp. 287-297 (Springer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing).

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