Seawater ageing of flax/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1151-1162

  Le Duigou, A ^a   Davies, P ^b   Baley, C ^a  

^a ENSTA BRETAGNE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Composites; Hygrothermal ageing; Mechanical properties; Natural fibre

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DURABILITY; FLAX; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTIC ACID; LINEN; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWATER; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSILE TESTING; YARN;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION RECORDINGS; BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITES; FIBRE/MATRIX INTERFACES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY (GPC); GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED; HYGROTHERMAL AGEING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; SEAWATER ENVIRONMENT;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 67349160778     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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