Effect of clay on thermal, mechanical and gas barrier properties of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate) (PLA/PBS) nanocomposites

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-14

  Bhatia, A ^a   Gupta, R K ^a   Bhattacharya, S N ^a   Choi, H J ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77949351656     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2214     Document Type: Article

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