Effect of water content on the fracture behaviour of hydroxypropyl cellulose films studied by the essential work of fracture method

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 500-512

  Yakimets, Iryna ^a   Wellner, Nikolaus ^b   Smith, Andrew C ^b   Wilson, Reginald H ^b   Farhat, Imad ^a   Mitchell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EWF; Fracture; HPC; Hydration; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; FRACTURE; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY;

DOUBLE EDGE NOTCHED TENSION (DENT); ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE (EWF) METHOD;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

CELLULOSE FILM; FRACTURE; HYDRATION; WATER REPELLENCE;

EID: 33846073079     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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