## Abstract Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and wheat starch are biodegradable polymers derived from renewable sources. A previous study showed that thermally blending starch and PLA in the presence of methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) enhanced the mechanical properties of the blends. In this work, blen
Properties of poly(lactic acid) blends with various starches as affected by physical aging
β Scribed by Hua Wang; Xiuzhi Sun; Paul Seib
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 501 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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