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Composites Part A: Top 10 articles of 2013

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  1. Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: A review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 41, Issue 10, October 2010, pages 1345-1367, Ma, P.C.; Siddiqui, N.A.; Marom, G.; Kim, J.K.  
  2. Silane coupling agents used for natural fiber/polymer composites: A review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 41, Issue 7, July 2010, pages 806-819, Xie, Y.; Hill, C.A.S.; Xiao, Z.; Militz, H.; Mai, C.  
  3. Green composites: A brief review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2011, pages 579-588, La Mantia, F.P.; Morreale, M.  
  4. Microwave processing: fundamentals and applications, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 30, Issue 9, September 1999, pages 1055-1071, Thostenson, E.T.; Chou, T.-W.  
  5. A review of shape memory polymer composites and blends, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 40, Issue 11, November 2009, pages 1661-1672, Meng, Q.; Hu, J.  
  6. Natural and man-made cellulose fibre-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites: An overview about mechanical characteristics and application areas, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 40, Issue 6-7, July 2009, pages 810-821, Graupner, N.; Herrmann, A.S.; Mussig, J.  
  7. Enhanced thermal conductivity of polymer composites filled with hybrid filler, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 37, Issue 5, May 2006, pages 727-734, Lee, G.W.; Park, M.; Kim, J.; Lee, J.I.; Yoon, H.G.  
  8. Are natural fiber composites environmentally superior to glass fiber reinforced composites?, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2004, pages 371-376, Joshi, S.; Drzal, L.; Mohanty, A.; Arora, S.  
  9. Tensile properties of short-glass-fiber- and short-carbon-fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2000, pages 1117-1125, Fu, S.-Y.; Lauke, B.; Mader, E.; Yue, C.-Y.; Hu, X.  
  10. Review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber/polymer composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 42, Issue 12, December 2011, pages 2126-2142, Al-Saleh, M.H.; Sundararaj, U.

*These articles were the most read articles for the journal Composites Part A for the full year 2013 (counted by article downloads on ScienceDirect.com).