Toward stronger transcrystalline layers in poly(l -lactic acid)/natural fiber biocomposites with the aid of an accelerator of chain mobility

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 812-823

  Xu, Huan ^a   Xie, Lan ^a   Jiang, Xin ^a   Li, Xu Juan ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Zhang, Zi Jing ^a   Zhong, Gan Ji ^a   Li, Zhong Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION ACTIVITY; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SINGLE-FIBER PULL-OUT TEST; TRANSCRYSTALLINE LAYERS; TRANSCRYSTALLINITY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; NUCLEATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TEXTURES;

CHAINS;

CHAINS; COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; NUCLEATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; TEXTURE;

LACTIC ACID; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; LACTIC ACID; MOTION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84893072769     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409021q     Document Type: Article

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