Light transmission and haze of polyethylene blown thin films
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- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Polymer Engineering & Science
- Vol. 41 (2) , 358-372
Abstract
The surface and bulk morphologies of polyethylene blown films are obtained using non‐contact Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Based on these experimental observations, a model using the Mie Scattering theory is proposed to describe the forward transmission and scattering of a plane wave through the film. The light transmission properties are computed from the proposed model and the results are validated by experimental measurements.Keywords
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