Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of poly(ε-caprolactone)/zein blends

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 340-345

  Corradini, E ^a   Mattoso, L H C ^b   Guedes, C G F ^c   Rosa, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blends; Mechanical properties; Poly( caprolactone); Thermal properties; Zein

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; GLYCEROL; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ELONGATION; INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS; PURE POLYMERS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; THERMAL PROPERTY; ZEIN;

EID: 2942511323     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.478     Document Type: Article

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