Seating pressure distribution using slow-recovery polyurethane foams

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-24

  Davies, O ^a   Gilchrist, A ^a   Mills, N J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SEATS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONFOR SLOW-RECOVERY FOAM;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033874946     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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