Physicochemical Properties of Biodegradable Polyvinyl Alcohol-Agar Films from the Red Algae Hydropuntia cornea

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 793-800

  Madera Santana, Tomás J ^a,b   Robledo, Daniel ^a   Freile Pelegrín, Yolanda ^a  

^a Cinvestav ^*  (Mexico)

^b Centro de Alimentación y Desarrollo   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agar; Biodegradable polymers; Gracilaria cornea; Marine biopolymers; Mechanical properties; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BIODEGRADABLE FILM; BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING; DRY SEASONS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHER LINKAGES; FT-IR SPECTRUM; GRACILARIA; GULF OF MEXICO; HOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MARINE BIOPOLYMERS; MATRIX; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINY SEASONS; RED ALGAE; TWO-COMPONENT;

BIOPOLYMERS; ETHERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALGAE;

AGAR; BIOPOLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADHESION; AGAR; ALCOHOL; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL BONDING; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RED ALGA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASONALITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PACKAGING; RED ALGA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGAR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MEXICO; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PRODUCT PACKAGING; RHODOPHYTA; SEASONS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CORNEA; HYDROPUNTIA CORNEA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 79960463313     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9341-8     Document Type: Article

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