Mechanical properties and morphology of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blends compatibilized by transesterification

Materials and Design

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 604-608

  Lin, Shan ^a   Guo, Weinan ^a   Chen, Chunyin ^a   Ma, Jianli ^a   Wang, Biaobing ^a,b  

^a NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Mechanical; Microstructure; Polymer matrix

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; MECHANICAL; MELT EXTRUSION; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; POLYMER (SOLID); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SEM MICROGRAPHS; STRONG INTERACTION; TETRABUTYL TITANATE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EXTRUSION; IMPACT TESTING; LACTIC ACID; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84855406709     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.11.036     Document Type: Article

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