Novel polycaprolactone nanocomposites containing thymol of interest in antimicrobial film and coating applications

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 239-251

  Sanchez Garcia, M D ^a   Ocio, M J ^a,b   Gimenez, E ^c   Lagaron, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; Biodegradable materials; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BIOCIDES; BIOPOLYMERS; CASTING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ANTIMICROBIAL FILMS; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ATOMIC FORCES; BALANCED PROPERTIES; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS; BIOPLASTIC; BIOPLASTICS; CASTING METHODS; COATING APPLICATIONS; CONTROLLED RELEASE; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; SCANNING CALORIMETRIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRONS;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

EID: 60149096964     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087908101539     Document Type: Article

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