Preparation of poly(l-lactide) blends and biodegradation by Lentzea waywayandensis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2031-2035

  Nair, Nimisha R ^a   Nampoothiri, K Madhavan ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Gelatin; Lentzea waywayandensis; Poly (l lactide) blends; Thermo gravimetry

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; GELATIN; GUM ARABIC; LENTZEA WAYWAYANDENSIS; MELT BLENDING; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLY (L-LACTIDE); POLY LACTIDE; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; WEIGHT LOSS;

ADHESIVES; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CELLULOSE; GUM ARABIC; LACTIC ACID; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CELLULOSE; GUM ARABIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARABIC GUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GRAVIMETRY; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PACKAGING; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ACACIA SENEGAL; LENTZEA WAYWAYANDENSIS;

EID: 84867102076     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1005-5     Document Type: Article

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