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X-ray Tomographic Characterization of Natural Polymer Composites and Correlation of Bulk Mechanical Properties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
Abstract
In this research, cellulose micro-crystals (CMC) were used to reinforce a bio-polymer, polycaprolactone (PCL). Mechanical properties were tested using nanoindentation. Electron microscopy imaging and a new technique called x-ray ultra microscopy and microtomography (XuM) were used to investigate the distribution of the filler in the matrix. We could demonstrate a clear correlation between the spatial distribution of CMC-PCL composites and their nanomechanical properties.
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