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Bronwyn Laycock

University of Queensland

St Lucia

Brisbane, 4072

Australia

  • University of Queensland

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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333

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3

Scholarly Papers (8)

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The Extensional Rheology of Biodegradable Polymers Determines Their Propensity to Be Film Blown

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The Extensional Rheology of Biodegradable Polymers Determines Their Propensity to Be Film Blown

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Feb 2024
Sam Lawless, Bronwyn Laycock, Paul Lant and Steven Pratt
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland and National Institute for Health and Care Research
Downloads 64 (938,792)

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Biodegradable polymers, Extensional rheology, Film blowing

The Extensional Rheology of Biodegradable Polymers Determines Their Propensity to Be Film Blown

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Mar 2024
Sam Lawless, Bronwyn Laycock, Paul Lant and Steven Pratt
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland and National Institute for Health and Care Research
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biodegradable polymers, Extensional rheology, Film blowing

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The Effect of Additives on the Biodegradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (Pha) in Marine Field Trials

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Jan 2024
Tracey Read, Clement Matthew Chan, Céline Chaléat, Bronwyn Laycock, Steven Pratt and Paul Lant
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland, National Institute for Health and Care Research and University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering
Downloads 68 (891,180)
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Biodegradation, Marine environment, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), plasticiser, wood composite

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Opportunities to reduce the price of polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics: Understanding the cost sensitivities through techno-economic evaluation of halophilic PHA manufacture from sugar

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Oct 2025
Ian Levett, Xue Bai, Paul Lant, Bronwyn Laycock, Manuel Brunner and Steven Pratt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Queensland, University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Minderoo Foundation and National Institute for Health and Care Research
Downloads 58 (1,010,164)

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polyhydroxyalkanoates, techno-economics, extreme halophiles, sugar resource, Biotechnology

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Tacticity Manipulation of Biologically Derived Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Via Free Radical Peroxide-Based Alkene Grafting

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 15 Feb 2025
Cole Walchle, Céline Chaléat, Paul Lant, Samuel Lawless, Bronwyn Laycock and Steven Pratt
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, University of Queensland and National Institute for Health and Care Research
Downloads 42 (1,209,354)

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Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Tacticity, Free-radical Grafting, 13C NMR, 2D NMR

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Lifetimes and Mechanisms of Biodegradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (Pha) in Estuarine and Marine Field Environments

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 Sep 2024
Tracey Read, Céline Chaléat, Clement Matthew Chan, Bronwyn Laycock, Steven Pratt and Paul Lant
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland, National Institute for Health and Care Research and University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering
Downloads 31 (1,318,317)
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Biodegradation, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PHBV, marine plastic pollution

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Effect of processing methods on the morphology and mechanical properties of biodegradable polymers

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Sep 2025
Clement Matthew Chan, Tracey Read, Christopher Garvey, Paul Lant, Steven Pratt and Bronwyn Laycock
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering, National Institute for Health and Care Research and University of Queensland
Downloads 25 (1,385,945)

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Biodegradable polymers, Processing, Solvent cast, Extrusion, mechanical properties, Crystallisation

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Multi-modal imaging of the loading heterogeneity in blended films of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers during stretching

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Multi-modal imaging of the loading heterogeneity in blended films of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers during stretching

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Apr 2026
Christopher Garvey, Martin Kreuzer, Maria Stec, Graeme Moad, Peter Halley, Marianne Imperor, Stéphan Rouzière, Jennifer Bodin, Jan Ilavsky, Emigdio Chávez Angel, Francisco Martínez López, Juan Carlos Martinez, Marc Raventós, Marc Malfois and Bronwyn Laycock
affiliation not provided to SSRN, ALBA Synchrotron, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Queensland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Argonne National Laboratory, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron and University of Queensland
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Polymer blends, tensile failure, FTIR, Raman scattering, X-ray scattering, spatially correlative multimodal imaging

Multi-modal imaging of the loading heterogeneity in blended films of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers during stretching

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Apr 2026
Christopher Garvey, Martin Kreuzer, Maria Stec, Graeme Moad, Peter Halley, Marianne Imperor, Stéphan Rouzière, Jennifer Bodin, Jan Ilavsky, Emigdio Chávez Angel, Francisco Martínez López, Juan Carlos Martinez, Marc Raventós, Marc Malfois and Bronwyn Laycock
affiliation not provided to SSRN, ALBA Synchrotron, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Queensland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Argonne National Laboratory, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron, ALBA Synchrotron and University of Queensland
Downloads 9 (1,635,165)

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tensile failure, spatially correlative multimodal imaging

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Solvent-Based Synthesis, Structural Elucidation and Thermal Characterisation of Free Radical Grafted Phbv

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jul 2024
Sam Lawless, Bronwyn Laycock, Paul Lant and Steven Pratt
University of Queensland, University of Queensland, University of Queensland and National Institute for Health and Care Research
Downloads 7 (1,561,096)
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates, polymer modification, free-radical grafting, 2D NMR