## Abstract The melt blending of polylactide (PLA) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer was performed in an effort to toughen the PLA. The phase morphology, mechanical properties, and toughening mechanism of the PLA/TPU blends were investigated. The results indicate that the spherical TPU
Preparation and characterization of biodegradable thermoplastic Elastomers (PLCA/PLGA blends)
โ Scribed by Liansong Wang; Zhiping Zhang; Hechun Chen; Shenglan Zhang; Chengdong Xiong
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-9760
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