04796nam 2201201z- 450 991034668510332120231220173813.03-03921-133-1(CKB)4920000000094818(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60407(EXLCZ)99492000000009481820202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSynthesis and Applications of Biopolymer CompositesMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20191 electronic resource (312 pages)3-03921-132-3 This book, as a collection of 17 research articles, provides a selection of the most recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of environmentally friendly and biodegradable biopolymer composites and nanocomposites. Recently, the demand has been growing for a clean and pollution-free environment and an evident target regarding the minimization of fossil fuel usage. Therefore, much attention has been focused on research to replace petroleum-based commodity plastics by biodegradable materials arising from biological and renewable resources. Biopolymers—polymers produced from natural sources either chemically from a biological material or biosynthesized by living organisms—are suitable alternatives for addressing these issues due to their outstanding properties, including good barrier performance, biodegradation ability, and low weight. However, they generally possess poor mechanical properties, a short fatigue life, low chemical resistance, poor long-term durability, and limited processing capability. In order to overcome these deficiencies, biopolymers can be reinforced with fillers or nanofillers (with at least one of their dimensions in the nanometer range). Bionanocomposites are advantageous for a wide range of applications, such as in medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, food packaging, agriculture, forestry, electronics, transport, construction, and many more.biodegradable filmschitosannatural rubbertougheningelastomerdeoxycholic acidcellulose fibersamphiphilic polymercross-link densityantioxidant activitynanocompositessilk fibroinimpact propertiesconductivityantimicrobial agentsPy-GC/MSPoly(propylene carbonate)biodisintegrationpeptide-cellulose conformationnanocompositealginate filmstoughnessprotease sensorphysical and mechanical propertiesbiocompositesnanocellulosethermal decomposition kineticspotato proteinmicellesnanofibersmechanical propertiesactive packaging materialscellulosestructural profileglycol chitosanglass transitionessential oilscompatibilityplasticized starchnatural fibersbiopolyesterhuman neutrophil elastasebiodegradationbio-compositesfiber/matrix adhesion?-tocopherol succinateMgO whiskerscarbon nanotubesPLLAelectrospinningchitin nanofibrilsFTIRbiopolymers compositesDMAwheat glutenwater uptakefolic acidpolycarbonateaerogelsurfactantpaclitaxelchemical pre-treatmentbiomassthermoplastic polyurethanepoly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate)stress-strainpolyfunctional monomersbio-based polymerstensile propertiescompatibilizerTG/FTIRPVAin vitro degradationpoly(lactic acid)heat deflection temperatureDíez-Pascual Ana0Cinelli PatriziaBOOK9910346685103321Synthesis and Applications of Biopolymer Composites3034305UNINA