Mechanical, moisture absorption, and biodegradation behaviours of bacterial cellulose fibre-reinforced starch biocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1212-1217

  Wan, Y Z ^a   Luo, Honglin ^a   He, F ^a   Liang, H ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Li, X L ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Bacterial cellulose; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Environmental degradation; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE; DIFFUSION MODES; DIFFUSION PROCESS; IMPREGNATION METHODS; MOISTURE ABSORPTIONS; MOISTURE SORPTIONS; NANOFIBRES;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOISTURE; NANOFIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; STARCH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITES; FIBERS; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; STARCH; WATER ABSORPTION;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CELLULOSIC FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE; NANOFIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 64849116937     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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