Quantitative evaluation of photodegradation and racemization of poly(l-lactic acid) under UV-C irradiation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1238-1243

  Yasuda, Nobuhiko ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Tsukegi, Takayuki ^a   Shirai, Yoshihito ^a   Nishida, Haruo ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mark Houwink Sakurada parameter; Photodegradation; Poly(l lactic acid); Racemization

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL GROUPS; CHAIN SCISSION; D-LACTATE; HYDROXYL CHAINS; MARK-HOUWINK; MARK-HOUWINK-SAKURADA PARAMETER; MONOMERIC UNITS; OPTICAL PURITY; PLLA; POLY L LACTIC ACID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION;

BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 77953135190     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.03.034     Document Type: Article

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