Evidence for the formation of interpenetrated spherulites in poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene carbonate)/poly(L-lactic acid) blends investigated by atomic force microscopy

Polymer

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 6657-6661

  Ikehara, Takayuki ^a   Nishikawa, Yuko ^b   Nishi, Toshio ^c  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asahi Kasei Electronics Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interpenetrated spherulites; Poly(butylene succinate co butylene carbonate); Poly(L lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

PENETRATION PROCESS;

POLYBUTENES;

POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE CO BUTYLENE CARBONATE); POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

POLYMER;

EID: 0141705641     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00685-2     Document Type: Article

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