Polylactide-Based Nanocomposites

Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 389-413

  Ray, Suprakas Sinha ^a   Ramontja, James ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

PLA matrix and slow degradation rate; PLA nanocomposites and carbon nanotubes (CNs); Polylactide based nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860791512     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470391501.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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