Toughening of Polylactic Acid Nanocomposites: A Short Review

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-192

  Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Imran, Muhammad ^a   Wahit, Mat Uzir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Impact modifier; Nanocomposites; Plasticizer; Polylactic acid; Toughening

Indexed keywords

IMPACT MODIFIERS; NON-TOXIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM-BASED MATERIALS; POLY LACTIC ACID; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICATES; SOLVENTS; TOUGHENING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84861179045     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.618329     Document Type: Review

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