How does a chain-extended polylactide behave?: A comprehensive analysis of the material, structural and mechanical properties

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1675-1690

  Jaszkiewicz, A ^a,d   Bledzki, A K ^a,b   Van Der Meer, R ^c   Franciszczak, P ^b   Meljon, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c BASF Nederland BV ^*  (Netherlands)

^d BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chain extension; Crack arresting; Mechanical performance; Polylactide; Structural modification

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EXPERIMENTS; FATIGUE TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; STYRENE;

CHAIN EXTENSION; CRACK ARRESTING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLY LACTIDE; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

CHAINS;

EID: 84903380140     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-014-1148-8     Document Type: Article

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