The mechanics of biocomposites

Biomedical Composites

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 411-440

  Nicolais, Luigi ^a   Gloria, Antonio ^b   Ambrosio, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS;

PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

EID: 77957292983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845697372.3.411     Document Type: Chapter

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