An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system for modeling mechanical properties of tapioca starch-poly(lactic acid) nanocomposite foams

Starch/Staerke

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Lee, Siew Yoong ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a   Jones, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay; Modeling; Pressure; Temperature; Torque

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FUZZY INFERENCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; STARCH; TORQUE;

BULK COMPRESSIBILITY; MELT-INTERCALATION METHOD; NANOCOMPOSITES FOAMS; TAPIOCA STARCH;

FOAMS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 42449157233     PISSN: 00389056     EISSN: 1521379X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/star.200700687     Document Type: Article

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