Today (05/23/12) the group attempted to view a sample of a PLA/flax composite under a laboratory microscope. Unfortunately the group was unable to determine if the flax had behaved the way in which we expected (i.e. it embedded itself into the PLA sheets.) The group needs to gain access to an scanning electron microscope (SEM) in order to get a better view at the composition. A picture taken with the microscope used today is attached to this post and is also available on the "Photos" page.
Black area of picture represents flax fibers
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