Protection of Flax/PLLA biocomposites from seawater ageing by external layers of PLLA

International Journal of Polymer Science

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Le Duigou, A ^a   Deux, J M ^a   Davies, P ^b   Baley, C ^a  

^a ENSTA BRETAGNE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAX; LINEN; THERMOANALYSIS;

BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE BEHAVIOUR; DAMAGE MECHANISM; EXTERNAL LAYERS; PROPERTY CHANGES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT GAIN MEASUREMENTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 84874591476     PISSN: 16879422     EISSN: 16879430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/235805     Document Type: Article

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