Melt spinning of poly(l/d)lactide 96/4: Effects of molecular weight and melt processing on hydrolytic degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 438-442

  Paakinaho, K ^a   Ella V ^a   Syrjala S ^a   Kellomaki M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Degradation; Melt spinning; Molecular weight; Monomer; Polylactide; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIFE CYCLE; MELT SPINNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; SPINNING (FIBERS); VISCOSITY; WEIGHING;

CONCENTRATION OF; DEGRADATION RATES; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; HIGH SHEARS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATIONS; IN-VITRO; INHERENT VISCOSITIES; LACTIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; MELT TEMPERATURES; MELT VISCOSITIES; MELT-PROCESSING; MELT-SPUN; MELTING PHASE; MONOMER; POLYLACTIDE; POLYLACTIDES; POLYMER CHAINS;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 59149086363     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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