Biodegradation dynamics of polymer-starch composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1643-1657

  Wool, R P ^a   Raghavan, D ^b   Wagner, G C ^c   Billieux, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENZYMES; MACROMOLECULES; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMATIC DIFFUSION; MACROMOLECULAR ENZYMES; MICROBIAL INVASION MODEL; POLYMER STARCH COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034246494     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4628(20000822)77:8<1643::AID-APP1>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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