The hygroscopic behavior of plant fibers: A review

Frontiers in Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Célino, Amandine ^a   Fréour, Sylvain ^a   Jacquemin, Frédéric ^a   Casari, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing effects; Composite materials; Durability; Hydrophilic behaviors; Natural fibers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986625658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2013.00043     Document Type: Article

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