Morphology and biodegradability of poly (ε-caprolactone)/poly (vinyl alcohol) block copolymers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 695-704

  Zhou, Jin ^a   Nishimura, Yoshiro ^a   Takasu, Akinori ^a   Inai, Yoshihito ^a   Hirabayashi, Tadamichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD); Biodegradability; Differential Scanning Calorimeter; Morphology; Polarized Optical Microscope; Poly( caprolactone) block Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PCL b PVA)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

BIFUNCTIONAL INITIATOR; BIODEGRADABILITY; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; POLY(Ε-CAPROLACTONE)-BLOCK-POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 7544221657     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.36.695     Document Type: Article

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