Tough and transparent blends of polylactide with block copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol

Polymer Testing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 209-218

  Pluta, Miroslaw ^a   Piorkowska, Ewa ^a  

^a CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Drawability; Mechanical properties; Optical properties; Polylactide; Toughening

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLASS TRANSITION; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; TOUGHENING;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; DRAWABILITY; ELONGATION AT BREAK; LIQUID INCLUSION; MISCIBLE BLEND; POLY LACTIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; TENSILE IMPACT STRENGTH;

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

EID: 84933528152     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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