Organically modified rectorite toughened poly(lactic acid): Nanostructures, crystallization and mechanical properties

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2996-3003

  Li, Bo ^a   Dong, Feng Xia ^a   Wang, Xiu Li ^a   Yang, Juan ^a   Wang, De Yi ^a   Wang, Yu Zhong ^a  

^a State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; INNER STRUCTURE; INTERCALATED STRUCTURES; MELT EXTRUSION; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED RECTORITE; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SEM; SPHERULITIC TEXTURES; TEM; TENSILE TESTS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

BODY FLUIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LACTIC ACID; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 70349859656     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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