Natural fibre-reinforced composites for bioengineering and environmental engineering applications

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 655-663

  Cheung, Hoi yan ^a   Ho, Mei po ^a   Lau, Kin tak ^a,b   Cardona, Francisco ^b   Hui, David ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties; D. Surface analysis

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. THERMAL PROPERTIES; BIORESORBABLE POLYMERS; D. SURFACE ANALYSIS; DESIGN CRITERION; DOMESTIC PRODUCT; FRESH AIR; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT; MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS; NATURAL FIBRE; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; OPTIMAL UTILIZATION; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TIDAL ENERGY; WIND ENERGY;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; NATURAL POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TIDAL POWER; WIND POWER;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; ENERGY PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POWER; SUN LIGHT; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WIND;

EID: 69049110859     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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