Thermal, rheological and microstructural characterisation of commercial biodegradable polyesters

Polymer Testing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 716-723

  Cock, F ^a   Cuadri, A A ^a   Garcia Morales M ^a   Partal, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DMTA; Nucleating agent; Polycaprolactone; Polylactic acid; Polymer blend; Product design

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); DMTA; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLY LACTIC ACID; RECRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; POLYMER BLENDS; PRODUCT DESIGN; RHEOLOGY;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

EID: 84876581926     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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