Rheology and melt fracture of poly(lactides)

The wall slip and melt fracture behaviour of several commercial polylactides (PLAs) have been investigated. PLAs with molecular weights greater than a certain value were found to slip, with the slip velocity to increase with decrease of molecular weight. The onset of melt fracture for the high molec...

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Main Authors: Othman, Norhayani, Jazrawi, B., Mehrkhodavandi, P., Hatzikiriakos, S. G.
Format: Book Section
Published: Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2012
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