Investigation of the graft length impact on the interfacial toughness in a cellulose/poly(ε-caprolactone) bilayer laminate

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-12

  Lönnberg, Hanna ^a   Fogelström, Linda ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a   Hult, Anders ^a   Berglund, Lars ^a   Malmström, Eva ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Laminate; A. Polymer matrix composites; A. Wood; B. Delamination; B. Interfacial strength; Microfibrillated cellulose grafted with polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

A. LAMINATE; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; A. WOOD; B. DELAMINATION; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE;

ADHESION; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAFTS; LAMINATES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; STEEL SHEET;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ADHESION; CELLULOSE FILM; COMPOSITES; GRAFTS; LAMINATES; POLYMERS; SHEETS; STEEL;

EID: 78649690669     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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