Morphological investigation of polylactide/microfibrillated cellulose composites

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2203-2211

  Plummer, Christopher J G ^a   Choo, Caleb K C ^a   Boissard, Carole I R ^a   Bourban, Pierre Etienne ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microfibrillated cellulose; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Optical microscopy; Polylactide; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL AFFINITIES; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; POLY LACTIDE; POWDER COMPOUNDS; SOLVENT CAST FILMS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; EXTRUSION; LATEXES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYESTERS; SCREWS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; POLYLACTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84882450931     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-2968-z     Document Type: Article

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