Preparation and properties of biodegradable polymeric blends from poly(propylene carbonate) and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-379

  Wang, X L ^a   Du, F G ^a   Jiao, J ^a   Meng, Y Z ^a   Li, R K Y ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Blend; Carbon dioxide; EVOH; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS; WEIGHT LOSS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMER BLENDS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; POLY(PROPYLENE CARBONATE); POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MELTING POINT; MOISTURE; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYVINYLS; PROPANE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 35548998375     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30806     Document Type: Article

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