Moisture curable toughened poly(lactide) utilizing vinyltrimethoxysilane based crosslinks

Vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMOS) was grafted on to the backbone of poly(lactide) (PLA) through a free radical grafting reaction using reactive extrusion (REX) processing. The methoxy groups of the silane provide the modified PLA sites for crosslinking through a moisture induced pathway. VTMOS grafting...

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Main Authors: J. Schneider, K. Bourque, R. Narayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology 2016-10-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0007118&mi=cd