Degradation behaviors of polyester monolayers at the air/water interface: Alkaline and enzymatic degradations

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1199-1203

  Jo, Nam Ju ^a   Iwata, Tadahisa ^b   Lim, Kwon Taek ^c   Jung, Sin Hye ^c   Lee, Won Ki ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; Degradation; Enzyme; Langmuir monolayer; Poly(l lactide); Poly (R) 3 hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; POLYESTERS;

ALKALINE TREATMENT; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATIONS; LANGMUIR MONOLAYERS; POLYESTER MONOLAYERS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 34250806486     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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