Interfacial adhesion in fully and partially biodegradable polymer composites examined with microdroplet test and acoustic emission

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 14, Issue 7-9, 2007, Pages 869-878

  Czigany T ^a   Morlin, B ^a   Mezey, Z ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Biodegradable polymer; Interface; Microdroplet test; Natural fiber

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

MICRODROPLET TEST; PURASORB MATRIX; REINFORCING FIBERS; SISAL FIBERS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

FLAX; HEMP; NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 36248954931     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855407782106447     Document Type: Article

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