Hollow Microcapillary Arrays in Thin Plastic Films

Microcapillary film (MCF) is a new material, produced by a continuous extrusion process, that has hybrid product characteristics linked to polymer foam, polymer film and single hollow‐fibre extrusions. MCFs have unique properties which, combined with their ease of production, may lead to exciting ne...

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Published inAdvanced engineering materials Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 545 - 547
Main Authors Hallmark, B., Mackley, M. R., Gadala-Maria, F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.06.2005
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Wiley-VCH
Subjects
Applied sciences
Continuous extrusion
Exact sciences and technology
Injection moulding
Machinery and processing
Microcapillary films
Moulding
Plastics
Polymer industry, paints, wood
Technology of polymers
Thin films
Drawing
Hollow shape
Capillary film
Manufacturing process
Extrusion
Linear low density ethylene polymer
Plastic film
Thin film
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Summary:Microcapillary film (MCF) is a new material, produced by a continuous extrusion process, that has hybrid product characteristics linked to polymer foam, polymer film and single hollow‐fibre extrusions. MCFs have unique properties which, combined with their ease of production, may lead to exciting new developments and applications in the physical and engineering sciences, medicine and the life sciences.
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Bart Hallmark and Malcolm Mackley would like to thank the EPSRC for financial support and we also thank Christian Hornung for photographs of optical sections and information concerning the hydraulic response of MCFs.
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ISSN:1438-1656
1527-2648
DOI:10.1002/adem.200400154