Miscibility and biodegradability of blends of poly(lactic acid) and poly(vinyl acetate)

Polymer

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-444

  Gajria, Ajay M ^a   Davé, Vipul ^a   Gross, Richard A ^b   McCarthy, Stephen P ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Miscibility; PLA PVA blends

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BLENDS; MISCIBILITY; POLYLACTIC ACID & POLYVINYL ACETATE;

EID: 0029676541     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-3861(96)82913-2     Document Type: Article

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