Preparation and characterization of polylactide/poly(polyethylene glycol-co-citric acid) blends

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 325-342

  Gui, Zongyan ^a   Xu, Yuanyuan ^a   Cheng, Shujun ^a   Gao, Yun ^a   Lu, Chong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Mechanical property; Polylactide; Processibility; Thermal property; Toughen

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; DISPERSED PHASE; INTERNAL MIXERS; MELT MIXING; PHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; POLY LACTIDE; PROCESSIBILITY; TOUGHEN; WATER CONTACTS;

CITRIC ACID; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 84872325454     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-012-0810-2     Document Type: Article

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