Impact performance of Miscanthus/Novamont Mater-Bi® biocomposites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-215

  Johnson, R Mark ^a   Tucker, Nick ^a   Barnes, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; PERFORMANCE; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIOCOMPOSITES;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0037374908     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(02)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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