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Cover Image, Volume 133, Issue 27
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.43722
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , polymer science , volume (thermodynamics) , computer science , art history , materials science , computer graphics (images) , physics , art , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering
Berenice Vergara‐Porras, Jorge Noel Gracida‐Rodríguez and Fermín Pérez‐Guevara produced blends of the bacterial homopolymer poly(β‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and the synthetic biodegradable poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) using the melt mixing technique in a 70/30 PHB/PCL mass proportion. Five different films were molded and different thermal treatments were applied. Properties of the blends can be tuned by controlling thermal conditions during processing. The cover image shows a model of the phase distribution and crystal size. PHB appears in purplish tones, while the orange‐white tones represent PCL crystals. (DOI: 10.1002/app.43569 )