Water uptake and mechanical characteristics of natural filler–polypropylene composites

By M. Tajvidi, G. Ebrahimi. 2003

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Influence of wood dust fillers on the mechanical, thermal, water absorption and biodegradation characteristics of jute fiber epoxy composites (2019, background): “This phenomenon leads to the expose of the fillers to water causing absorption and swelling [41, 42].”
Studies on the Water Absorption Properties of Short Hemp—Glass Fiber Hybrid Polypropylene Composites (2007, unknown): “The absorbed moisture results in to the deterioration of mechanical properties since the water not only affects the unfilled polymer matrices physically and/or chemically but also attacks the hydrophilic natural fiber as well as the fiber-matrix interface [4–14].”