Role of Polysaccharides on Mechanical and Adhesion Properties of Flax Fibres in Flax/PLA Biocomposite

Figure 7

AFM Force-volume images: topography, FV adhesion force map, and force plots corresponding to raw flax fibres ((a), (b), and (c), resp.); NaOH-treated fibres ((d), (e), and (f), resp.); enzyme-treated flax ((g), (h), and (i), resp.).

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