Original Article
  • Effect of Grafted Biobased Acrylics on the Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA)/Starch Eco-Friendly Composite

  • Marcela Godoy*, Jonghwan Suhr**†

  • * Polymer Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    ** Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Correspondence to

  • Jonghwan Suhr

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • E-mail: suhr@skku.edu