Predicting the strongest peelable seal for 'easy-open' packaging applications

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-263

  Aithani, Dinesh ^a   Lockhart, Hugh ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Tanprasert, Krittika ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CPP; Fusion temperature; HDPE; Heat seal; LDPE; LDPE (black); LLDPE; Melting temperature; Packaging films; Peelable seal; Weld

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FUSION TEMPERATURE; HEAT SEAL; MELTING TEMPERATURE; PACKAGING FILMS; PEELABLE SEAL;

SEALANTS;

EID: 33845231644     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087906071351     Document Type: Article

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