Mitsuhiro Shibata

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the properties of different blends of poly( l -lactide) (PLLA) with poly(butylene succinate) (pBS) and poly( butylene succine- co - l - lactate)(PBSL) containing the lactate unit of ca. 3 ml% were prepared by melt-mixing and subsequent injection molding, and their mechanical properties, morphology, and crystallization behavior have been compared.

TL;DR: In this paper, natural fiber-reinforced biodegradable polyester composites were prepared from surface-untreated or -treated abaca fibers (length ca. 5 mm) by melt mixing and subsequent injection molding.

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-3hydroxyvarelate) (PHBV) composites, reinforced with short abaca fibers prepared by melt mixing and subsequent injection molding, were investigated and compared with PHBV composites reinforced with glass fiber (GF).

TL;DR: In this paper, the composites of aliphatic polyesters (poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), polybutylene succinate (PBS), and poly(lactic acid) (PLA)) with 10 wt.% untreated or acetic anhydride-treated (AA-) abaca fibers were prepared and their biodegradability was evaluated by the soil-burial test.

TL;DR: In this paper, the tensile strength and moduli of regenerated cellulose (lyocell) fabric and biodegradable polyesters [poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3hydroxyvarelate) (PHBV), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), and poly(lactic acid) (PLA)] were prepared by compression-molding method.