Properties of blends and composites based on poly(3-hydroxy)butyrate (PHB) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) copolymers

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 523-545

  Avella, M ^a   Martuscelli, E ^a   Raimo, M ^a  

^a Ist di Ric Tecn Materie Plastiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYESTERS; SOLUBILITY;

MICROBIAL POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE HYDROXYVALERATE; VEGETAL FIBER COMPOSITES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0034141014     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004740522751     Document Type: Article

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