New emerging trends in synthetic biodegradable polymers - Polylactide: A critique

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4053-4074

  Gupta, A P ^a   Kumar, Vimal ^a  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Catalysts; Polylactide; Polymerisation

Indexed keywords

BLOW MOLDING; CATALYSTS; MONOMERS; ORTHOPEDICS; THERMOFORMING;

NON-TOXIC DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; POLYLACTIDE; SUTURES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 34748907468     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.06.045     Document Type: Review

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