The effect of transcrystallinity on the interface of green flax/polypropylene composite materials

Advanced Composites Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 229-236

  Zafeiropoulos, N E ^a,b   Baillie, C A ^a   Matthews, F L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0035541015     PISSN: 09636935     EISSN: 2633366X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096369350101000503     Document Type: Article

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