Study of structural morphology of hemp fiber from the micro to the nanoscale

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-103

  Wang, Bei ^a   Sain, Mohini ^a   Oksman, Kristiina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibers; Characterization; Hemp; Microfibrils; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; INDIVIDUALIZATION TREATMENTS;

HEMP FIBERS;

CELLULOSE; FIBRILS; HEMP;

EID: 34347379956     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-006-9032-9     Document Type: Article

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