Centrifugally spun polyhydroxybutyrate fibres: Accelerated hydrolytic degradation studies

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Foster, L J R ^a,b   Tighe, B J ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Centrifugal spinning; Degradation; Photoaeoustic spectroscopy; Polyhydroxybutyrate fibre

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BLENDING; CENTRIFUGATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FABRICATION; HYDROLYSIS; MELT SPINNING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PH EFFECTS;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID MONOMERS; CENTRIFUGAL SPINNING; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE FIBERS; THERMAL DAMAGE;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 9444282032     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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