LEADER 05240nam 22013333a 450 001 9910346685103321 005 20250203235428.0 010 $a9783039211333 010 $a3039211331 024 8 $a10.3390/books978-3-03921-133-3 035 $a(CKB)4920000000094818 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60407 035 $a(ScCtBLL)c189f904-ed09-476f-8f9a-e2607907459c 035 $a(OCoLC)1163809861 035 $a(oapen)doab60407 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000094818 100 $a20250203i20192019 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSynthesis and Applications of Biopolymer Composites$fPatrizia Cinelli, Ana Díez-Pascual 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2019 210 1$aBasel, Switzerland :$cMDPI,$d2019. 215 $a1 electronic resource (312 pages) 311 08$a9783039211326 311 08$a3039211323 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aTechnology: general issues$2bicssc 610 $abiodegradable films 610 $achitosan 610 $anatural rubber 610 $atoughening 610 $aelastomer 610 $adeoxycholic acid 610 $acellulose fibers 610 $aamphiphilic polymer 610 $across-link density 610 $aantioxidant activity 610 $ananocomposites 610 $asilk fibroin 610 $aimpact properties 610 $aconductivity 610 $aantimicrobial agents 610 $aPy-GC/MS 610 $aPoly(propylene carbonate) 610 $abiodisintegration 610 $apeptide-cellulose conformation 610 $ananocomposite 610 $aalginate films 610 $atoughness 610 $aprotease sensor 610 $aphysical and mechanical properties 610 $abiocomposites 610 $ananocellulose 610 $athermal decomposition kinetics 610 $apotato protein 610 $amicelles 610 $ananofibers 610 $amechanical properties 610 $aactive packaging materials 610 $acellulose 610 $astructural profile 610 $aglycol chitosan 610 $aglass transition 610 $aessential oils 610 $acompatibility 610 $aplasticized starch 610 $anatural fibers 610 $abiopolyester 610 $ahuman neutrophil elastase 610 $abiodegradation 610 $abio-composites 610 $afiber/matrix adhesion 610 $a?-tocopherol succinate 610 $aMgO whiskers 610 $acarbon nanotubes 610 $aPLLA 610 $aelectrospinning 610 $achitin nanofibrils 610 $aFTIR 610 $abiopolymers composites 610 $aDMA 610 $awheat gluten 610 $awater uptake 610 $afolic acid 610 $apolycarbonate 610 $aaerogel 610 $asurfactant 610 $apaclitaxel 610 $achemical pre-treatment 610 $abiomass 610 $athermoplastic polyurethane 610 $apoly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) 610 $astress-strain 610 $apolyfunctional monomers 610 $abio-based polymers 610 $atensile properties 610 $acompatibilizer 610 $aTG/FTIR 610 $aPVA 610 $ain vitro degradation 610 $apoly(lactic acid) 610 $aheat deflection temperature 615 7$aTechnology: general issues 700 $aCinelli$b Patrizia 702 $aDíez-Pascual$b Ana 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346685103321 996 $aSynthesis and Applications of Biopolymer Composites$93034305 997 $aUNINA