Synthesis of branched poly(lactic acid) bearing a castor oil core and its plasticization effect on poly(lactic acid)

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 425-430

  Tsujimoto, Takashi ^a   Haza, Yoshimi ^a   Yin, Yinan ^a   Uyama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

biomass plastic; branched polymer; castor oil; plasticizer; poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BLENDED FILMS; BRANCHED POLYMER; CASTOR OIL; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FEED RATIOS; INITIAL ELASTIC MODULUS; LACTIDES; PLASTICIZATION EFFECTS; PLLA; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; POLY L LACTIC ACID; POLY(LACTIC ACID); STRAIN AT BREAK; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMATERIALS; BODY FLUIDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HOT PRESSING; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VEGETABLE OILS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79953676308     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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