Block copolymers containing poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and poly (ɛ-caprolactone) units: Synthesis, characterization and thermal degradation

Fibers and Polymers

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 848-856

  Liu, Qingsheng ^a,b   Shyr, Tien Wei ^c   Tung, Chia Hsin ^c   Deng, Bingyao ^a   Zhu, Meifang ^b  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Block copolymers; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate co 3 hydroxyvalerate); Poly(e open caprolactone); Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLINITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

AMORPHOUS STATE; BIODEGRADABLE BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BULK POLYMERIZATION; CAPROLACTONE; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MACROINITIATORS; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE);

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 80155195941     PISSN: 12299197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-011-0848-z     Document Type: Article

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