Biodegradable composites based on L-polylactide and jute fibres

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1287-1296

  Plackett, David ^a   Andersen, Tom Løgstrup ^a   Pedersen, Walther Batsberg ^a   Nielsen, Lotte ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; Electron microscopy; Polylactide; Size exclusion chromatography

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FRACTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

FILM STACKING TECHNIQUES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; JUTE FIBER; POLYLACTIC ACID;

EID: 0037867769     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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