Crystallization kinetics of poly(lactic acid)-talc composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 849-858

  Battegazzore, D ^a   Bocchini, S ^a   Frache, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Mechanical properties; Polylactic acid; Polymer composites; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960941559     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.84     Document Type: Article

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