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Cover Image, Volume 132, Issue 38

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of applied polymer science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 1097-4628

pISSN - 0021-8995

DOI - 10.1002/app.42660

Subject(s) - toughness , composite material , polymer science , cover (algebra) , materials science , composite number , polymer , mechanical engineering , engineering

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a renewable and biodegradable polymer with high modulus, high strength but low toughness. Blending PLA with plant fiber is an available strategy to improve the toughness. Xue‐Lian Xia,Wen‐Tao Liu, Li‐Yong Zhou, Hao Liu, Su‐Qin He, and Cheng‐Shen Zhu fabricate PLA/flax composites with high toughness. The results showed uniform dispersion of fibers and good compatibility between treated fibers and PLA matrix. The cover is a crystal photo of the PLA/flax composite. The PLA crystal grew along flax fibers, and preferred to nucleate at node sites and end of fibers. (DOI: 10.1002/app.42573 )

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