Crystalline, mobile amorphous and rigid amorphous fractions in poly(L-lactic acid) by TMDSC

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 522, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 118-127

  Righetti, Maria Cristina ^a   Tombari, Elpidio ^a  

^a AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chain mobility; Crystalline fraction; Mobile amorphous fraction; Rigid amorphous fraction; Three phase model

Indexed keywords

CHAIN MOBILITY; CRYSTALLINE FRACTION; MOBILE AMORPHOUS FRACTIONS; RIGID-AMORPHOUS FRACTION; THREE PHASE MODEL;

BODY FLUIDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LACTIC ACID; NYLON POLYMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 79960950498     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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