Interface and bonding mechanisms of plant fibre composites: An overview

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-45

  Zhou, Yonghui ^a,b   Fan, Mizi ^a,b   Chen, Lihui ^a  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonding mechanism; Compatibility; Interface structure; Modification; Plant fibre composite

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRESSES; TEXTILE FIBERS;

BONDING MECHANISM; COMPATIBILITY; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; MODIFICATION; PLANT FIBRES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84977663823     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.06.055     Document Type: Review

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