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Synergistic effects in mechanical properties of PLA/PCL blends with optimized composition, processing, and morphology

Aleksandra Ostafińska, Ivan Fortelný, Martina Nevoralová, Jiří Hodan, Jana Kredatusová, Miroslav Šlouf

RSC Advances · 2015 · 173 citations · 40 references

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Blending of poly(lactic acid) with poly(ε-caprolactone) can increase the impact strength above the values of the individual components.

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