Physical properties and antimicrobial activity of a poly(lactic acid)/poly(trimethylene carbonate) film incorporated with thymol

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 884-885, Issue , 2014, Pages 481-484

  Wu, Yan ^a   Yuan, Ming Wei ^b   Yang, Ji Yi ^a   Qin, Yu Yue ^a   Yuan, Ming Long ^b   Cao, Jian Xin ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YUNNAN MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Composite film; Physical properties; Poly(lactic acid) poly(trimethylene carbonate); Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893982800     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.884-885.481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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