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Polylactide (PLA)-based nanocomposites
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A recent review as mentioned in this paper highlights the main researches and developments in polylactide-based nanocomposites during this last decade, highlighting the main applications of PLA in automotive and electronics.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 962 citations till now.read more
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Poly(lactic acid)-Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life.
TL;DR: A review of the current status of PLA mass production, processing techniques and current applications is presented, and the methods to tailor PLA properties, the main PLA degradation reactions, PLA products' end-of-life scenarios and the environmental footprint are covered.
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PLA composites: From production to properties
Marius Murariu,Philippe Dubois +1 more
TL;DR: This review highlights recent developments, current results and trends in the field of composites based on PLA, presents the main advances in PLA properties and reports selected results in relation to the preparation and characterization of the most representative PLA composites.
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Stimuli-responsive bio-based polymeric systems and their applications
Shuting Gao,Guosheng Tang,Dawei Hua,Ranhua Xiong,Jingquan Han,Shaohua Jiang,Qilu Zhang,Chaobo Huang +7 more
TL;DR: In this review, an overview is given of recent developments of stimuli-responsive bio-based polymeric systems, and several emerging applications of these systems including intelligent drug delivery, responsive food packaging and smart water treatment are discussed.
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Recent developments on nanocellulose reinforced polymer nanocomposites: A review
Hanieh Kargarzadeh,Hanieh Kargarzadeh,Marcos Mariano,Jin Huang,Jin Huang,Ning Lin,Ishak Ahmad,Alain Dufresne,Alain Dufresne,Sabu Thomas +9 more
TL;DR: The development of nanocellulose composites and materials has attracted significant interest in recent decades because they show unique and potentially useful features, including abundance, renewability, high strength and stiffness, eco-friendliness, and low weight as mentioned in this paper.
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Nanofibrillated cellulose: surface modification and potential applications
TL;DR: In this paper, surface modification based on polymer grafting, coupling agents, acetylation and cationic modification was used in order to improve compatibility and homogeneous dispersion within polymer matrices.
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Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications
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Processable aqueous dispersions of graphene nanosheets
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Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing
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Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation, properties and uses of a new class of materials
TL;DR: In this article, a review of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites is presented, where the polymer chains are sandwiched in between silicate layers and exfoliated layers are more or less uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix.
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Strength and breaking mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes under tensile load
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