Preparation and characterization of biodegradable agar/poly(butylene adipateco-terephatalate) composites

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1117-1126

  Madera Santana, T J ^a   Misra, M ^b   Drzal, L T ^c   Robledo, D ^a   Freile Pelegrin, Y ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BUTENES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYNAMICS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPOSITE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; ELONGATION-AT-BREAK; GELIDIUM; INJECTION MOLDING TECHNIQUES; MARINE PLANTS; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE); POLYBUTYLENE ADIPATE; STORAGE AND LOSS MODULUS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 67149089299     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21389     Document Type: Article

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