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Luigi Botta
Researcher at University of Palermo
Publications - 111
Citations - 3256
Luigi Botta is an academic researcher from University of Palermo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nanocomposite & Polymer blend. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 102 publications receiving 2608 citations.
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Degradation of polymer blends: A brief review
F. P. La Mantia,Marco Morreale,Luigi Botta,Maria Chiara Mistretta,Manuela Ceraulo,Roberto Scaffaro +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the status of the research on degradation of polymer blends focusing on thermal, thermomechanical and photo-oxidative degradation, and present a review of the existing literature.
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Study on carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde polymeric films: mechanical properties, release kinetics and antibacterial and antibiofilm activities
Antonia Nostro,Roberto Scaffaro,Manuela D'Arrigo,Luigi Botta,Angela Filocamo,Andreana Marino,Giuseppe Bisignano +6 more
TL;DR: The reduction in the surface tension coupled to an inherent bactericidal property of carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde could in turn affect the initial attachment phase of bacteria and compromise the normal biofilm development.
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Polysaccharide nanocrystals as fillers for PLA based nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this paper, the main differences among the three main polysaccharide nanocrystals, i.e., cellulose, chitin, and starch, are discussed.
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PLA graphene nanoplatelets nanocomposites: Physical properties and release kinetics of an antimicrobial agent
TL;DR: Graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) as filler and ciprofloxacin (CFX) as biocide were incorporated via melt-compounding into poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to obtain biopolymer-based nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties.
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Electrospun PCL/GO-g-PEG structures: Processing-morphology-properties relationships
Roberto Scaffaro,Francesco Lopresti,Andrea Maio,Luigi Botta,Salvatrice Rigogliuso,Giulio Ghersi +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the average diameter of PLA/GO electrospun nanofibers decreased upon increasing the filler content, while the diameter increased while using GO-g-PEG.