The role of polymorphic crystal structure and morphology in enzymatic degradation of melt-crystallized poly(butylene adipate) films

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Gan, Zhihua ^a   Kuwabara, Kazuhiro ^b   Abe, Hideki ^b   Iwata, Tadahisa ^b   Doi, Yoshiharu ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Enzymatic degradation; Morphology; Polymorphism; Spherulites

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; MELTING; POLYBUTENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; POLYMORPHIC CRYSTALS; POLYMORPHISM; SPHERULITES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 9444288114     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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