Biopolymers: Overview of several properties and consequences on their applications

Polymer Testing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-442

  Van De Velde, K ^a   Kiekens, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biopolymers

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; MATRIX POLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 0036194083     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(01)00107-6     Document Type: Article

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