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Rheology of wood plastics melt. Part 1. Capillary rheometry of HDPE filled with maple by Li, T.Q., Wolcott, M.P.

“…Shear and extensional flow properties of the melts of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE)‐maple composites were studied with capillary rheometry to understand the…”
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Rheology of HDPE–wood composites. I. Steady state shear and extensional flow by Li, T.Q., Wolcott, M.P.

“…Steady state flow of wood/high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites was studied using capillary rheometry to approach a fundamental understanding of the…”
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Rheology of wood plastics melt, part 2: Effects of lubricating systems in HDPE/maple composites by Li, T. Q., Wolcott, M. P.

“…Rheology of HDPE/maple formulations with two common lubricating systems was studied with the capillary rheometry and the small‐amplitude oscillatory shear…”
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Thermal properties of lignocellulosic filler-thermoplastic polymer bio-composites by YANG, H.-S, WOLCOTT, M. P, KIM, H.-S, KIM, H.-J

“…In the TG analysis of the bio-composites, their thermal stability was found to slightly decrease and the ash content to increase as the lignocellulosic filler…”
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Rheology of wood plastics melt, part 3: Nonlinear nature of the flow by Li, T. Q., Wolcott, M. P.

“…The nonlinear rheology of HDPE/maple melt in both shear and extensional flow was studied using a rotational parallel plate rheometer and the hyperbolic die…”
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Selected properties of hybrid poplar clear wood and composite panels by PETERS, J. J, BENDER, D. A, WOLCOTT, M. P, JOHNSON, J. D

“…Eleven hybrid poplar clones grown in the inland and coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest were studied. Small, clear specimens were tested to determine…”
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Friction of Nonwoven Wood–Polypropylene Fiber Mats on Heated Steel Platens by Englund, K. R., Wolcott, M. P.

“…Pultrusion is a composites manufacturing process where a polymerimpregnated fiber mat or roving is pulled through a stationary die. The manufacture of…”
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Comparison of model-free kinetic methods for modeling the cure kinetics of commercial phenol–formaldehyde resins by Wang, Jinwu, Laborie, Marie-Pierre G., Wolcott, Michael P.

“…For many industrial processes it is important to model the cure kinetics of phenol–formaldehyde resoles. Yet the applicability of common model-free kinetic…”
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Compliance rate change of tapered double cantilever beam specimen with hybrid interface bonds by Davalos, J.F., Madabhusi-Raman, P., Qiao, P.Z., Wolcott, M.P.

“…This paper presents a combined numerical and experimental study of compliance rate change of Tapered Double Cantilever Beam (TDCB) specimens for Mode-I…”
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Morphology-property relationships in wood-fibre-based polyurethanes by RIALS, T. G, WOLCOTT, M. P

“…Wood-fiber polyurethanes that incorporate synthetic polyols are of interest because of the versatility that is afforded by urethane chemistry and the…”
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Bending Stiffness of Stress-Laminated Timber Decks with Butt Joints by Davalos, J. F, Kish, D. A, Wolcott, M. P

“…Stress-laminated timber bridge decks consist of lumber assemblies transversely posttensioned with high-strength steel bars. The lumber components contain…”
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Interfacial contributions in lignocellulosic fiber-reinforced polyurethane composites by Rials, Timothy G., Wolcott, Michael P., Nassar, John M.

“…Whereas lignocellulosic fibers have received considerable attention as a reinforcing agent in thermoplastic composites, their applicability to reactive polymer…”
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Dynamic wettability of wood by Gardner, Douglas J, Generalla, Necitas C, Gunnells, David W, Wolcott, Michael P

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Fungal upgrading of wheat straw for straw-thermoplastics production by Houghton, T.P, Thompson, D.N, Hess, J.R, Lacey, J.A, Wolcott, M.P, Schirp, A, Englund, K, Dostal, D, Loge, F

“…Combining biologic pretreatment with storage is an innovative approach for improving feedstock characteristics and cost, but the magnitude of responses of such…”
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Fundamentals of flakeboard manufacture: wood-moisture relationships by Kamke, F.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA), Wolcott, M.P

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Opportunities for wood/natural fiber-plastic composites in residential and industrial applications by SMITH, Paul M, WOLCOTT, Michael P

“…Wood/natural fiber-plastic composites (WPCs) are a unique development in the wood products industry, an emerging renewable material class based on performance,…”
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Fungal degradation of wood-plastic composites and evaluation using dynamic mechanical analysis by Schirp, Anke, Wolcott, Michael P.

“…Small samples of two wood–polyethylene (HDPE) composite formulations were incubated with either the white‐rot fungus Trametes versicolor or the brown‐rot…”
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Elastic properties of wood-strand composites with undulating strands by Yadama, Vikram, Wolcott, Michael P., Smith, Lloyd V.

“…The following study examines the effects that undulating strands have on the elastic behavior of a wood-strand composite. A discrete Fourier series expansion…”
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Formulation and process development of flat-pressed wood-polyethylene composites by Wolcott, Michael P

“…Wood-plastic composites have emerged primarily in response to the need for moisture-durable wood-based materials. Although a great deal of research has…”
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Durability of an extruded HDPE/wood composite by PENDLETON, David E, HOFFARD, Theresa A, ADCOCK, Tim, WOODWARD, Bessie, WOLCOTT, Michael P

“…As a part of wood-plastic composite (WPC) material development, this research evaluated the resistance of WPC formulations to fungal decay and biocide…”
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