Toughening of poly (lactic acid) by poly (β-hydroxybutyrate-co-β- hydroxyvalerate) with high β-hydroxyvalerate content

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1523-1531

  Ma, P ^a,b   Spoelstra, A B ^b   Schmit, P ^b   Lemstra, P J ^b  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blends; Morphology; Poly ( hydroxybutyrate co hydroxyvalerate); Poly (lactic acid); Toughening

Indexed keywords

BLENDS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; HYDROXYVALERATE; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; POLY LACTIC ACID; STRUCTURE PROPERTY; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; TOUGHENING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LACTIC ACID;

EID: 84878739273     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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