Evaluation of the Thickness and Oxygen Transmission Rate before and after Thermoforming Mono- and Multi-layer Sheets into Trays with Variable Depth

During thermoforming, plastic sheets are heated and subsequently deformed through the application of mechanical stretching and/or pressure. This process directly impacts sheet properties such as material thickness in walls, corners, and bottom, crystallinity in the constituent layers, and particular...

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Main Authors: Mieke Buntinx, Gert Willems, Griet Knockaert, Dimitri Adons, Jan Yperman, Robert Carleer, Roos Peeters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/6/12/3019