Effects of molecular weight and small amounts of d-lactide units on hydrolytic degradation of poly(l-lactic acid)s

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1665-1673

  Saha, Swapan Kumar ^a   Tsuji, Hideto ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

d lactide units; Hydrolytic degradation; Molecular weight; Poly(l lactic acid); Poly(l lactide)

Indexed keywords

GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTIC FILMS; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

D-LACTIDE UNITS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; POLY(L-LACTIC ACID) (PLLA); POLY(L-LACTIDE);

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 33646515373     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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