Biodegradability and thermal stability of poly(propylene carbonate)/starch composites

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 653-658

  Lu, X L ^a   Du, F G ^a   Ge, X C ^b   Xiao, M ^a   Meng, Y Z ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Carbon dioxide; Polycarbonate; Starch

Indexed keywords

MELT COMPOUNDING; STARCH CONTENTS; WEIGHT LOSS CURVES;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYPROPYLENES; STARCH; THERMOANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

POLY(PROPYLENE CARBONATE); PROPYLENE CARBONATE; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HEAT; POLYPROPYLENES; STARCH;

EID: 34547785676     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30664     Document Type: Article

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