Fabrication and characterization of polycaprolactone/calcium sulfate whisker composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 742-752

  Liu, J Y ^a   Reni, L ^a   Wei, Q ^b   Wu, J L ^a   Liu, S ^a   Wang, Y J ^a   Li, G Y ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Guangzhou) Guangzhou   (China)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Biopolymers; Calcium sulfate whisker; Mechanical propertie; Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957961585     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.72     Document Type: Article

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