On modelling of biodegradable foams for packaging applications

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 227, Issue , 2002, Pages 253-260

  Wang, B ^a   Song, J ^a   Kang, Y ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; OPTIMIZATION; PACKAGING; POLYSTYRENES; STARCH; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

PACKAGING FOAMS;

FOAMS;

BIODEGRADATION; FOAM; PACKAGING; POLYSTYRENE; STARCH;

EID: 0036431961     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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