Effect of annealing on the mechanical properties of PLA/PCL and PLA/PCL/LTI polymer blends

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-260

  Takayama, Tetsuo ^a   Todo, Mitsugu ^b   Tsuji, Hideto ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Fracture mechanism; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; CAPROLACTONE; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; FRACTURE MECHANISM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; MODE I FRACTURE; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANNEALING; BENDING STRENGTH; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

LYSINE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; ISOCYANATES; LACTIC ACID; LYSINE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79751523916     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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