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Article: Poly(L-lactic acid) composites with flax fibers modified by plasticizer absorption.
- Article from:
- Polymer Engineering and Science
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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INTRODUCTION
Fiber reinforced polymer composites are extensively used in many applications, ranging from aerospace technology to the automobile industry (1). These composites offer high performance such as high strength and stiffness, great versatility, and processing advantages at favorable cost (2). By altering the fiber-polymer combination, the composite properties can easily be modified to the requirements specific for an application (3). The properties of the polymer and the fibers are important for their contribution to the properties of the composite, but the key factor controlling composite properties is the polymer-fiber interfacial bond strength.
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