Starch-based composites reinforced with novel chitin nanoparticles

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 420-425

  Chang, Peter R ^b,c   Jian, Ruijuan ^a   Yu, Jiugao ^a   Ma, Xiaofei ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitin nanoparticles; Nanocomposites; Starch

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS TRANSITION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; CRYSTALLINITIES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL NANOCOMPOSITES; POTATO STARCHES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRA-SONICATION; WATER VAPOR BARRIERS;

CHITIN;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77249150379     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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