Melt rheology of variable L-content poly(lactic acid)

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 607-619

  Dorgan, John R ^a   Janzen, Jay ^a   Clayton, Michael P ^a,b   Hait, Sukhendu B ^a   Knauss, Daniel M ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN PACKING MODELS; MELT RHEOLOGY; VOGEL TEMPERATURE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; GLASS TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 27944446131     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1896957     Document Type: Article

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