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Stereocomplex formation of polylactide using microwave irradiation
Author(s) -
Purnama Purba,
Hyun Kim Soo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4581
Subject(s) - microwave irradiation , materials science , irradiation , microwave , thermal stability , thermal , composite material , chemical engineering , computer science , thermodynamics , telecommunications , physics , nuclear physics , engineering
Use of microwave irradiation has been shown as a simple and effective method for stereocomplexation of polylactide with various molecular weights. The generated linear stereocomplex polylactide has improved melt stability.