Studies on spherulitic morphology and crystallization kinetics of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blended with a medium-molecular-weight poly(ethylene oxide)

Tamkang Journal of Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-290

  Don, Trong Ming ^a   Chen, Pi Che ^a   Shang, Wei Wei ^a   Chiu, Hsiu Jung ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blends; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Poly(ethylene oxide); Spherulite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREE ENERGY; GLASS TRANSITION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GORDON-TAYLOR EQUATION; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPE (POM); POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE);

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33847737447     PISSN: 15606686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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