New biocomposites based on thermoplastic starch and bacterial cellulose

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2163-2168

  Martins, Ivo M G ^a   Magina, Sandra P ^a   Oliveira, Lúcia ^a   Freire, Carmen S R ^a   Silvestre, Armando J D ^a   Neto, Carlos Pascoal ^a   Gandini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; Bacterial cellulose and thermoplastic starch; D. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); D. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AND THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DMTA); D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); D. THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA);

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; STARCH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLULOSE; FIBERS; GRAVIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; STARCH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; ELONGATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STARCH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 67651004479     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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