Biodegradation of a silkworm silk/PLA composite

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Cheung, Hoi Yan ^a   Lau, Kin Tak ^a,b   Pow, Yu Fung ^a   Zhao, Yong Qing ^c   Hui, David ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Physical properties; D. Surface analysis

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BIODEGRADATION TEST; BONE DEFECT; DEGRADATION RATE; LOAD TRANSFER; PH CONDITION; PH VALUE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; REGENERATION RATE; SILK FIBER; SPECIFIC TIME; WEIGHT LOSS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SILK; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SILK; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 76949100782     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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