PLLA/flax mat/balsa bio-sandwich manufacture and mechanical properties

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-438

  Le Duigou, Antoine ^a   Deux, Jean Marc ^a   Davies, Peter ^b   Baley, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Biofibre; Biopolymer; Sandwich; Vacuum forming

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CHARACTERIZATION; FACINGS; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING;

BIOFIBRE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SANDWICH; SANDWICH MATERIALS; SKIN/CORE; TWO-MATERIALS; VACUUM FORMING; X-RAY MICRO TOMOGRAPHIES;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 85027923510     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-010-9173-8     Document Type: Article

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