Effect of temperature and nanoparticle type on hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2120-2129

  Fukushima, K ^a   Tabuani, D ^b   Dottori, M ^c   Armentano, I ^c   Kenny, J M ^c   Camino, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Consorzio per la Promozione della Cultura Plastica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrolytic degradation; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposites; Poly(lactic acid); Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; CLAY LOADINGS; CRYSTALLIZATION EFFECTS; DEGRADATION TREND; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FLUOROHECTORITE; HIGH WATER; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; MOLECULAR REARRANGEMENT; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SOLUTIONS; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYMER CRYSTALLINITY; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYMER DEGRADATION; SEPIOLITE; WATER MOLECULE;

ASPECT RATIO; BODY FLUIDS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; WATER ABSORPTION;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 80655148898     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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