Sample geometry dependency on the measured tensile properties of cellulose nanopapers

Materials and Design

Volumn 121, Issue , 2017, Pages 421-429

  Hervy, Martin ^a   Santmarti, Alba ^a   Lahtinen, Panu ^b   Tammelin, Tekla ^b   Lee, Koon Yang ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Cellulose nanofibre; Cellulose nanopaper; Fracture toughness; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

BONE; CELLULOSE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEOMETRY; NANOFIBERS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; DERIVED CELLULOSE; DOG-BONE SPECIMENS; NANOPAPER; SAMPLE GEOMETRY; TEST SPECIMENS; VIDEO EXTENSOMETER; WEAKEST-LINK THEORY;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE; GEOMETRY; PAPER; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

EID: 85014515246     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.02.081     Document Type: Article

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