Characteristics and Applications of Poly(lactide)

Biopolymers: Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 183-223

  Domenek, Sandra ^a   Courgneau, Cécile ^a   Ducruet, Violette ^a  

^a Université Paris Saclay   (India)

Author keywords

Applications; Automotive; Barrier properties; Biopolymer; Crystallization; Degradation; Mechanical properties; Packaging; PLA synthesis; Poly(lactic acid); Poly(lactide); Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886352723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118164792.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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