Maintaining Structural Stability of Poly(lactic acid): Effects of Multifunctional Epoxy based Reactive Oligomers

In order to reduce the effects of hydrolytic degradation and to maintain sufficient viscosity during processing of biomass based poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA), various epoxy functional reactive oligomers have been characterized and incorporated into the degraded fragments as chain extenders. The molecu...

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Main Authors: Sahas R. Rathi, Edward Bryan Coughlin, Shaw Ling Hsu, Charles S. Golub, Gerald H. Ling, Michael J. Tzivanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/6/4/1232