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Effect of miscibility on mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/ polycaprolactone blends
Author(s) -
Ferri Jose M,
Fenollar Octavio,
JordaVilaplana Amparo,
GarcíaSanoguera David,
Balart Rafael
Publication year - 2016
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.5079
Subject(s) - polycaprolactone , miscibility , materials science , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , flexural strength , polymer blend , glass transition , thermal stability , polymer , chemical engineering , copolymer , engineering
The miscibility effect of PCL improves the ductile properties of PLA . It also increases its degradation at a PCL content less than 22.5 wt%.