The effect of grafting a nano-TiO2 thin film on physical and mechanical properties of cellulosic natural fibers

Materials and Design

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 671-678

  Foruzanmehr, MReza ^a,b   Vuillaume, Pascal Y ^b   Robert, Mathieu ^a   Elkoun, Saïd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Centre de Technologie Minérale et de Plasturgie Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grafting; Mechanical properties; Natural fibers; Surface modification; TiO2 thin film; Wettability

Indexed keywords

FLAX; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE TESTING; THICK FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE; NANO TIO2 THIN FILMS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; TIO2 THIN FILMS; WETTING ANGLE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84940776086     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.105     Document Type: Article

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