An overview of polylactides as packaging materials

Macromolecular Bioscience

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 835-864

  Auras, Rafael ^a   Harte, Bruce ^a   Selke, Susan ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier; Biodegradable; Diffusion; Permeability; Polylactides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELLOPHANE; GLASS TRANSITION; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYSTYRENES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MELTING TEMPERATURE; POLYLACTIDE POLYMERS; POLYLACTIDES; SYNTHETIC PACKAGING MATERIALS;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLOPHANE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; LIMONENE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; WATER;

BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILM; FOOD; GERMANY; JAPAN; MARKET; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIFFUSION; GLASS; HEAT; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 4744360239     PISSN: 16165187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200400043     Document Type: Review

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