Optically transparent biocomposites: Polymethylmethacrylate reinforced with high-performance chitin nanofibers

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 5960-5971

  Chen, Chuchu ^a   Li, Dagang ^a   Deng, Qiaoyun ^a   Zheng, Botao ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Chitin nanofiber; High performance; Mechanical properties; Optically transparent; Polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; POLYESTERS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIO-COMPOSITES; BUILDING SYSTEMS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HIGH-PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL TREATMENTS; OPTICAL ELECTRONICS; OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT;

CHITIN;

CHITIN; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84872765854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.4.5960-5971     Document Type: Article

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