Phase morphology, physical properties, and biodegradation behavior of novel PLA/PHBHHx blends

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 100 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-31

  Zhao, Qiang ^a   Wang, Shufang ^a   Kong, Meimei ^a   Geng, Weitao ^a   Li, Robert K Y ^b   Song, Cunjiang ^a   Kong, Deling ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

biodegradable; blends; phase behavior; poly(3 hydroxybutyrate co 3 hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx); polylactic acid (PLA)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; BLEND COMPOSITION; BLENDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3- HYDROXYHEXANOATE) (PHBHHX); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; THEORETICAL MODELS;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRATE CO 3 HYDROXYHEXANOATE); POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYESTER; POLYLACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM MASS SPECTROMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEXANOIC ACIDS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYMERS;

EID: 82955203841     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31915     Document Type: Article

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