ISSN:
1572-8900
Keywords:
Poly(tetramethylene succinate)
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amorphous and crystalline orientation
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biodegradation
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morphology
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The effect of orientation in the amorphous and crystalline regions on the biodegradability of PTMS [poly(tetramethylene succinate)] was studied using the amorphous orientation function, birefringence, and crystallinity. The crystalline and amorphous intrinsic lateral sonic moduli, E t,c 0 and E t,am 0 , were 2.61 × 103 and 0.41 × 103 MPa, respectively. Using the data on birefringence, crystalline and amorphous orientation function (f ∈ and f am), crystallinity, and sonic modulus of the oriented PTMS fibers, the intrinsic birefringence of the crystalline (Δ c 0 ) and amorphous (Δ am 0 ) regions were evaluated to be 0.0561 and 0.0634, respectively. The biodegradabilities of oriented PTMS films were reduced as the elongation increased, i.e., the amorphous orientation increased. At low elongation (100 and 150%), however, biodegradabilities remained unchanged when the degradation test was performed in activated sludge, which was attributed to the amorphous orientation occurring even at 100% elongation, though the amorphous orientation direction was perpendicular to the fiber axis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1021838017958
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