## Abstract Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was blended with five plasticizers in a batchwise mixer and pressed into films. The films were analyzed by means of dynamic mechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry to investigate the properties of the blends. Triacetine and tributyl citrate prov
The effect of citrate esters as plasticizers on the thermal and mechanical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate)
✍ Scribed by Mario H. Gutierrez-Villarreal; Jesús Rodríguez-Velazquez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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