Silsesquioxanes: Novel compatibilizing agents for tuning the microstructure and properties of PLA/PCL immiscible blends

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-78

  Monticelli, Orietta ^a   Calabrese, Michela ^a   Gardella, Lorenza ^a   Fina, Alberto ^b   Gioffredi, Emilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; PCL; PLA; Polymer compatibilizer; POSS

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPATIBILIZERS; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

COMPATIBILIZING AGENTS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; IMMISCIBLE BLENDS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PCL; PLA; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES; POSS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84904351928     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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