Fracture micromechanisms of bioabsorbable PLLA/PCL polymer blends

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1872-1883

  Todo, M ^a   Park, S D ^a   Takayama, T ^a   Arakawa, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Fracture toughness; Polymer blend; Toughening mechanism

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; TENSILE STRAIN;

BIOABSORBABLE; DAMAGE FORMATIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

BIOMATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER BLENDS; TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 34047197897     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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