Biodegradable blends prepared from polycaprolactone and poly(glutamic acid): Structure, thermal properties, and biodegradability

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1361-1370

  Su, Shuenn Kung ^a   Wu, Chin San ^a   Siao, Jhih Wun ^b   Yen, Fu San ^c   Wu, Jane Yii ^d   Huang, Chien Ming ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Blend; Poly(glutamic acid); Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADABLE BLENDS; BIODEGRADATION TEST; BLEND; GLUTAMIC ACID; INSTRON; MELT-BLENDING METHODS; POLY(GLUTAMIC ACID); SEM; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

AMINO ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; BLENDING; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

EID: 77958485557     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.512322     Document Type: Article

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