Novel toughening mechanism for polylactic acid (PLA)/starch blends with layer-like microstructure via pressure-induced flow (PIF) processing

Materials Letters

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-241

  Zhang, Sen ^a   Feng, Xiaoling ^a   Zhu, Shu ^a   Huan, Qian ^a   Han, Keqing ^a   Ma, Yu ^a   Yu, Muhuo ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deformation and fracture; Microstructure; PLA starch blends; Pressure induced flow; Toughness

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; BIO-BASED POLYMERS; DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE; MOLECULAR CHAINS; PLA/STARCH BLENDS; POLY LACTIC ACID; PRESSURE-INDUCED FLOW; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

BLENDING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

TOUGHENING;

EID: 84875172459     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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