Computational modeling of biodegradable blends of starch amylose and poly-propylene carbonate

Polymer

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3893-3901

  Joshi, S S ^a   Mebel, A M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Quantum chemical modeling; Starch

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROXYLATION; STARCH; VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA;

AMYLOSE; CARBONATE MONOMER; PROPYLENE CARBONATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; MONOMER; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER BLEND; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 34249775821     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.04.059     Document Type: Article

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