Blends of aliphatic polyesters. I. Physical properties and morphologies of solution-cast blends from poly(DL-lactide) and poly(ε-caprolactone)

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2367-2375

  Tsuji, Hideto ^a   Ikada, Yoshito ^b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YIELD STRESS;

ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS; CRYSTALLINITY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION CAST BLENDS; SPHERULITES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0030173397     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19960627)60:13<2367::AID-APP8>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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