Effect of bar sealing parameters on OPP/MCPP heat seal strength

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 773-779

  Yuan, C S ^a   Hassan, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heat sealing; MCPP; Mechanical properties; OPP; Process window

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455133601     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.106     Document Type: Article

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