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Home- and Laboratory-based Microscopy of Face Covering Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

Edward Vicenzi
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute, Suitland, Maryland, United States
Scott Whittaker
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, United States
Chris Zangmeister
Affiliation:
NIST, Material Measurement Laboratory, United States
James Radney
Affiliation:
NIST, Material Measurement Laboratory, United States
Matt Staymates
Affiliation:
NIST, Material Measurement Laboratory, United States
Jamie Weaver
Affiliation:
NIST, Material Measurement Laboratory, United States

Abstract

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Type
Microscopy and Microanalysis for Real World Problem Solving
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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