Crystallization behaviors and morphology of biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 959-966

  Wen, Xing ^a   Lu, Xiuping ^a   Peng, Quan ^a   Zhu, Fuyan ^a   Zheng, Ning ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Band spacing; Crystallization behaviors; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate co 4 hydroxybutyrate); Spherulitic growth rate; Spherulitic morphology

Indexed keywords

BAND SPACING; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); SPHERULITIC GROWTH RATE; SPHERULITIC MORPHOLOGY;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84864632588     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1768-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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