Strength and adhesion characteristics of elementary flax fibres with different surface treatments

By R. Joffe, J. Andersons, L. Wallström. 2003

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Flax fiber and its composites: An overview of water and moisture absorption impact on their performance (2018, background): “Joffe et al.(38) revealed that strain at failure increased with moisture penetration at the fiber cell wall and is the outcome of the plasticizing effect of absorbed water on a flax fiber.”
Application of lignin as natural adhesion promoter in cotton fibre-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites (2008, background): “Their results also show that fibre/matrix bonding can be increased by fibre treatment [5].”
Effect of fibre treatments on interfacial shear strength of hemp fibre reinforced polylactide and unsaturated polyester composites (2011, background): “[42] found that the IFSS (measured by single fibre fragmentation test) of the silane treated flax”
A Review on Pineapple Leaves Fibre and Its Composites (2015, unknown): “Moreover, interfacial shear stress (IFSS) is the measurement of fibre-matrix adhesion which is always higher for natural fibre-vinyl ester compared to those of other matrices [139].”
Re-Emerging Field of Lignocellulosic Fiber – Polymer Composites and Ionizing Radiation Technology in their Formulation (2016, background): “The Weibull distribution is recommended to approximate the distribution of measured values.(37,54,55) Nonlinearity in the stress-strain response during hardening observed for many fibers relates to reorganization of the cellulose fibrils along the loading axis.”