title: Lactic acid/wood-based composite material. Part 2: Physical and mechanical performance.
abstract: The synthesis of an innovative bio-composite material based on wood and lactic acid oligomers has been reported in Part 1. As a continuation of this previous work, this paper examines the bio-composite material's physical and mechanical performance. Properties were assessed in terms of dimensional stability, decay resistance, leaching, bending, shearing, compression and hardness testing. It has been shown that physical performance of the bio-composite was highly improved, in spite of high leaching mass loss. The mechanical structural properties were not strongly affected, except in decrease of shearing resistance due to the middle lamella degradation. An increase in hardness properties was also noticed.
authors.affiliation: LERMAB 1093, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UHP Nancy I, ENSTIB, 27 rue du Merle Blanc, Epinal Cedex 9, France. marionnoel88@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mougel
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fredon
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masson
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D003116:Color; D006358:Hot Temperature; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008422:Materials Testing; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008970:Molecular Weight; D014934:Wood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001704:Biopolymers; D019344:Lactic Acid