Dynamic studies of polypropylene nonwovens in environmental scanning electron microscope

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-8

  Wei, Qufu ^a,b   Liu, Ya ^a   Wang, Xueqian ^b   Huang, Fenglin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b ANHUI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic; ESEM; Nonwoven; Polypropylene; Tensile; Wetting

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (ESEM); LOADING DEFORMATION; WATER WETTING;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

DEFORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NONWOVENS; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 33846237292     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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