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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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Degradable polyesters via ring-opening polymerization of functional valerolactones for efficient gene delivery
TL;DR: These polymers were found to be more biocompatible compared to PEI 25k, and showed degradable properties, and suggest that these polymers are potentially reliable/efficient non-viral gene vectors.
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Preparation and characterization of nano and micro particles of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) via emulsification/solvent evaporation and nanoprecipitation techniques
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the preparation and characterization of micro and nanoparticles of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3hydroxyvalerate) via two different preparation techniques.
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Kinetics and thermodynamics of L-lactide polymerization studied by differential scanning calorimetry
TL;DR: In this article, the enthalpy of l-lactide polymerization measured directly in DSC cell was found to be Δ H ǫ = −−19−± 0.5 kJ −1.
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Chitosan-Clay Bio-Nanocomposites
TL;DR: An overview on the current state-of-the-art of chitosan-clay-based bio-nanocomposites can be found in this paper, where four main areas of interest have been identified showing examples of applications as green nanocomposite, bio-nodes addressed to biomedical purposes (tissue engineering and drug delivery), environmental remediation and electroanalytical devices.
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Composites of poly(ε-caprolactone) and Mo6S3I6 Nanowires
Seow Jecg Chin,Peter Hornsby,Damjan Vengust,Dragan Mihailovic,J. Mitra,J. Mitra,Paul Dawson,Tony McNally +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a twin-screw extrusion of poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) and molybdenum sulfur iodine (MoSI) nanowires was used to construct a composite of PCL and MoSI.
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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.