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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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The Effects of Nanosilica and Nanoclay Particles Inclusions on Mode II Delamination, Thermal and Water Absorption of Intraply Woven Carbon/Aramid Hybrid Composites
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of nanosilica and nanoclay particle inclusions on mode II delamination and thermal properties as well as water absorption capability of carbon/aramid fiber reinforced...
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Mechanical performance of microcellular injection molded biocomposites from green plastics: PLA and PHBV
H. Zhao,L.-S. Turng +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental foaming mechanisms and manufacturing technology of microcellular injection molding are reviewed. And the development of the micro-cellular injection molding process and strategies such as blends and composites foaming with biodegradable polymers, natural fibers, and inorganic fillers, as well as developing novel processing techniques, to obtain high-performance polymer foams with specific mechanical properties.
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Effect of Silane Functionalization on Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Palygorskite Nanocomposites
TL;DR: Paly modified by 3-aminopropyltriethioxysilane (APTES) and vinyltrimethoxysilanes (VTMS) was used as nanofiller for PLA with concentrations in the 1-7 wt% range.
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Mg–Al Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalated with Polyetheramidoacids and Exhibiting a pH-Responsive Releasing Property
TL;DR: In this article, the interlayer spacing of poly(oxypropylene)-bis-amidocarboxylic acid (POP) was characterized by X-ray diffraction, with the basal spacing ranging from 33-94 A, proportionately correlated to the POP molecular weight of 400-4000 g/mol.
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Poly (Lactic Acid) Biopolymer Composites and Nanocomposites for Biomedicals and Biopackaging Applications
Stephen C. Agwuncha,Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku,Idowu David Ibrahim,Blessing A. Aderibigbe,S. J. Owonubi,Oluranti Agboola,A. Babul Reddy,M. Bandla,Kokkarachedu Varaprasad,B.L. Bayode,Suprakas Sinha Ray +10 more
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A Literature Review of Poly(Lactic Acid)
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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.