Biodegradable films from PHB-8HV copolymers and polyalcohols blends: Crystallinity, dynamic mechanical analysis and tensile properties

Polymer International

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 705-712

  Cyras, V P ^a   Fernández, N Galego ^b   Vazquez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Blends; Castor oil; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Membrane; Miscibility; Polyhydroxyalcanoates; Polypropylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOFILMS; COPOLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE FILMS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; POLYHYDROXYALCANOATES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0039628008     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0126(199908)48:8<705::AID-PI205>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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