Mechanical properties and enzymatic degradation of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] fibers stretched after isothermal crystallization near Tg

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1016-1024

  Tanaka, Toshihisa ^a   Yabe, Tomomi ^b   Teramachi, Shinya ^b   Iwata, Tadahisa ^a,c  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzymatic degradation; Mechanical properties; Poly (R) 3 hydroxybutyrate fiber; Stretching after isothermal crystallization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR CHAINS; MOLECULAR LENGTHS;

FIBERS;

EID: 34248337977     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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