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Effect of added β‐cyclodextrin on the biostability of polyurethane
Author(s) -
Sreenivasan K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.10411
Subject(s) - polyurethane , cyclodextrin , biodegradation , materials science , degradation (telecommunications) , permeation , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , gel permeation chromatography , composite material , chromatography , organic chemistry , polymer , chemistry , membrane , telecommunications , biochemistry , computer science , engineering
Blending of β‐cyclodextrin (BCD) was found to accelerate the biodegradation of polyurethane under biotic environmental exposure. The enhanced degradation induced by BCD has been demonstrated by gel permeation chromatographic and scanning electron microscopic analysis.