Effect of specimen thickness on fracture toughness and adhesive properties of hydroxyapatite-filled polycaprolactone

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-587

  Wong, Shing Chung ^a   Baji, Avinash ^a   Gent, Alan N ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interface interphase; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE STRENGTH; BIOCOMPOSITES; ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE; HYDROXYAPATITE (HAP); INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; LAMINATE THICKNESS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SPECIMEN THICKNESS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROXYAPATITE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL TESTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FRACTURE; LAMINATES; PEELING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

EID: 40749152664     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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