Wood versus plant fibers: Similarities and differences in composite applications

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Madsen, Bo ^a   Gamstedt, E Kristofer ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE FIBER; COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS; MOISTURE SENSITIVITY; POROSITY CONTENTS; RANDOM FIBER ORIENTATION; RESEARCH FIELDS; SYNTHETIC GLASS; TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TEXTILE FIBERS;

WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; CELLULOSE FIBERS; COATED PAPERS; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 84878742519     PISSN: 16878434     EISSN: 16878442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/564346     Document Type: Review

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