Biothermoplastic elastomer (BTPE), influence of architecture on mechanical properties

• Main Author: Tjin, Monica Suryana.
• Other Authors: Marc Jean Medard Abadie
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40420
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer was acquired by synthesizing four-armed and three-armed star-shaped copolymers via ring-opening polymerization with multifunctional initiator, such as pentaerythritol and glycerol, using stannous octoate (SnOct2) catalyst in bulk at 130oC. Random copolymer of PC...