Tensile strength measurements on biopolymer films

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 810-812

  Stevens, Eugene S ^a   Poliks, Mark D ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM MICROELECTRONICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; POLYMERIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FILM CASTING;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0038115286     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p810     Document Type: Article

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