Highly toughened poly(lactic acid) (PLA) prepared through melt blending with ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and simultaneous addition of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles and block copolymer compatibilizer
Salar Moradi, Jafar Khademzadeh Yeganeh
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCopolymerIzod impact strength testCrystallinityUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialCrystallizationToughnessNanoparticleElongationEthylene-vinyl acetatePolymerChemical engineeringEngineeringNanotechnologybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties