Physical ageing and the embrittlement of poly(hydroxybutyrate) on storage: A time resolved small angle x-ray scattering study

Polymer International

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 308-312

  Hurrell, Bruce L ^a   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Embrittlement; Physical ageing; Poly(hydroxybutyrate); Time resolved SAXS WAXS

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; EMBRITTLEMENT; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; SMALL ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING; WIDE ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0032023136     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0126(199803)45:3<308::AID-PI934>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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