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Nano-biocomposites: Biodegradable polyester/nanoclay systems
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In the recent years, bio-based products have raised great interest since sustainable development policies tend to expand with the decreasing reserve of fossil fuel and the growing concern for the environment.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2009-02-01. It has received 904 citations till now.read more
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Enzymatic and soil burial degradation of corn starch/glycerol/sodium montmorillonite nanocomposites:
Hadi Ostadi,Hadi Ostadi,Saeed Gilak Hakimabadi,Farnaz Nabavi,Manouchehr Vossoughi,Iran Alemzadeh +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of glycerol (10, 20, and 30 wt%) and Sodium Montmorillonite (Na-MMT) contents on the degradation of corn starch polymers were investigated.
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Bismuth complex catalysts for the in situ preparation of polycaprolactone/silicate bionanocomposites
Hanane El Ghaoui,Mustapha Raihane,Benaissa Rhouta,Natacha Bitinis,Anna Carlmark,M. Arroyo,Raquel Verdejo,Miguel A. López-Manchado,Mohammed Lahcini +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, bismuth-catalysed in situ polymerization of caprolactone in the presence of layered silicates enables the formulation of a series of polycaprolacton/silicate bionanocomposites.
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Construction of chiral polyesters from polycondensation of multifunctional monomer containing both flexible amino acid and rigid pendant groups with aromatic diols
TL;DR: A number of chiral wholly aromatic polyesters with phthalimido and flexible chiral unit in the backbone were prepared from a chiral synthesized diacid monomer, 5-methyl-2-phthalimidylpentanoylamino, and various aromatic diols via the polyesterification reaction.
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Biocorrodible implant with anti-corrosion coating
TL;DR: In this article, an implant consisting of main portion made of magnesium or biocorrodible magnesium alloy and corrosion-inhibiting passivation layer covering main portion, where the composite of biodegradable polymer and nanoparticles of clay minerals.
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Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing
TL;DR: A review of the academic and industrial aspects of the preparation, characterization, materials properties, crystallization behavior, melt rheology, and processing of polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites is given in this article.
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A Literature Review of Poly(Lactic Acid)
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review is presented regarding the synthesis, and physicochemical, chemical, and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)(PLA), with an orthorhombic unit cell.
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An Overview of Polylactides as Packaging Materials
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to review the production techniques for PLAs, summarize the main properties of PLA and to delineate the main advantages and disadvantages of PLA as a polymeric packaging material.
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Polymer blends and composites from renewable resources
Long Yu,Katherine Dean,Lin Li +2 more
TL;DR: A review of polymer blends and composites from renewable resources can be found in this article, where the progress of blends from three kinds of polymers from renewable sources (i.e., natural polymers such as starch, protein and cellulose), synthetic polymers, such as polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate, are described with an emphasis on potential applications.
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Metabolic Engineering of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates): From DNA to Plastic
Lara Madison,Gjalt W. Huisman +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of the different PHA biosynthetic systems and their genetic background is provided, followed by a detailed summation of how this natural diversity is being used to develop commercially attractive, recombinant processes for the large-scale production of PHAs.