The Viscosity Effect of Masticated Natural vs. Synthetic Isoprene Rubber on Toughening of Polylactic Acid

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2019/5679871/figures/5679871.fig.0011a.svgz" name="5679871.fig.0011a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Freeze-fractured surfaces</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2019/5679871/figures/5679871.fig.0011b.svgz" name="5679871.fig.0011b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Impact-fractured surfaces</td></tr></table>

<div>SEM micrographs at 500x of PLA/IR blends using IR masticated for different mastication times.</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Figure 11: The Viscosity Effect of Masticated Natural vs. Synthetic Isoprene Rubber on Toughening of Polylactic Acid 