Toughening of polylactide by melt blending with linear low‐density polyethylene

By K. Anderson, S. Lim, Marc Hillmyer. 2003

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Biomaterials

1. Yi-dong Li
2. Ming Wang
3. Ying Wu
4. J. Zeng
5. Charlotte K. Williams
6. Marc Hillmyer

In Polymers and Plastics

1. J. Zeng
2. Yi-dong Li
3. Ming Wang
4. Ying Wu
5. Charlotte K. Williams
6. Marc Hillmyer

Citations in the corpus

• Progress in Toughening Poly(Lactic Acid) with Renewable Polymers (2017, methodology): “SEM images of cryofractured surfaces of PLA/LLDPE (80/20) (a) and PLA/LLDPE compatibilized with 5 wt% PLLA-PE (b).(37) © John Wiley and Sons.”
• Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Perspective for a Special Issue of Polymer Reviews (2008, background): “In addition to binary blends, several ternary blends that include a suitable compatibilizer have been explored.(18) One of the key concerns in any blending strategy with PLA is the original and environmental compatibility of the blend partner.”
• An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling. (2018, background): “For example, contamination of polylactide (PLA) by linear LDPE makes it significantly more impact resistant when these two polymers are compatibilized [86].”