Characterization of reactively compatibilized poly(d,l-lactide)/poly(ε-caprolactone) biodegradable blends by essential work of fracture method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3123-3133

  Tuba, Ferenc ^a   Oláh, László ^b   Nagy, Péter ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Blend; Ductile fracture.; Essential work of fracture (EWF); Poly( caprolactone) (PCL); Poly(d,l lactide)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE BLENDS; BLEND; BLEND MORPHOLOGY; CAPROLACTONE; ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE; ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE METHODS; FRACTURE PROPERTY; IMMISCIBLE BLENDS; L-LACTIDE; POLY(D,L-LACTIDE); WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DUCTILE FRACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 80054869220     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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