Structural effects on the biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 203-209

  Mochizuki, M ^a   Hirami, M ^a  

^a UNITIKA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aliphatic polyesters; Biodegradable polymers; Enzymatic degradation; Hydrolytic degradation; Structural effects

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; PLASTIC FILMS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS; POLYALKYLENE DICARBOXYLATES; POLYCAPROLACTONES; POLYHYDROXY ACIDS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

POLYESTERS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLYESTER FIBRES; POLYESTER, ALIPHATIC;

EID: 0031126312     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1581(199704)8:4<203::AID-PAT627>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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