Dependence of fungal biodegradation of PEG/castor oil-based polyurethane elastomers on the hard-segment structure

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2396-2404

  Oprea, Stefan ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Elastomers; Fungi; Mechanical properties; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

BREAKING STRAIN; CASTOR OIL; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CHAIN EXTENDERS; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSSLINKED; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGAL HYPHAE; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL-BASED POLYURETHANES; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMER FILMS; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; POLYURETHANE FILMS; POROUS STRUCTURES; SEM; SOFT-ROT; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; SWELLING RATES; VISIBLE DEGRADATION; WORK STUDY; YIELD POINTS;

CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 78649444891     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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