The physical ageing of amorphous poly(hydroxybutyrate)

Polymer International

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-229

  Biddlestone, F ^a   Harris, A ^a   Hay, J N ^a   Hammond, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copolymers; Crystallisation; DETA; DMTA; DSC; Embrittlement; Enthalpic relaxation; Physical ageing; Polyhydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMORPHOUS POLY HYDROXYBUTYRATE; EMBRITTLEMENT; POLYMERS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EMBRITTLEMENT; ENTHALPY; GLASS TRANSITION; REACTION KINETICS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMOANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC THERMAL ANALYSIS; ENTHALPIC RELAXATION; INTERMELLAR GLASS REGIONS; PHYSICAL AGEING; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0030088386     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0126(199603)39:3<221::aid-pi511>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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