Surface composition and morphology of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) exposed to biodegradation

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 447-452

  Correa M C S ^a   Rezende, M L ^b   Rosa, D S ^b   Agnelli, J A M ^a   Nascente, P A P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Morphology; PHB; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Surface characterization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SIMULATED SOILS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 43249110043     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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