Morphology, healing and mechanical performance of nanofibrillated cellulose reinforced poly(ε-caprolactone)/epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-70

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Song, Ping'an ^a   Liu, Hongzhi ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Fu, Shenyuan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Thermal healing

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; EFFICIENCY; GLASS TRANSITION; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMBINATION METHOD; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (NFC); POLY (EPSILONCAPROLACTONE); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); THERMAL-HEALING; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84957033816     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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