Gamma irradiation effects on mechanical and thermal properties and biodegradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) based films

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-113

  Hermida, Élida B ^a,b,e,f   Mega, Verónica I ^a   Yashchuk, Oxana ^a,b   Fernández, Víctor ^c   Eisenberg, Patricia ^c   Miyazaki, Silvia S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA INDUSTRIAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^f DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Biopolymers; Irradiation damage; Mechanical properties; Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA)

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; COLLOIDS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ABSORBED DOSES; APPLICATIONS.; BIODEGRADABLE; CAPROLACTONE; DOSE RATES; GAMMA IRRADIATIONS; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; IRRADIATION DAMAGE; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETIES; POLY(HYDROXYALKANOATE) (PHA); POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMER CHAINS; STORAGE STABILITIES; SYNTHETIC BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; TENSILE BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 54949134848     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200850313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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