Fabrication and mechanical characterization of biodegradable and synthetic polymeric films: Effect of gamma radiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 995-998

  Akter, Nousin ^b   Khan, Ruhul A ^a   Salmieri, Stephane ^a   Sharmin, Nusrat ^a   Dussault, Dominic ^a   Lacroix, Monique ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Biodegradable films; Chitosan; Packaging materials; Starch; Synthetic polymers

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ACETIC ACID SOLUTIONS; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIODEGRADABLE FILM; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILM FORMING SOLUTION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; STARCH-BASED; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

ACETIC ACID; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BUTANE; CHITOSAN; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEIONIZED WATER; GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYMERIC FILMS; POLYPROPYLENES; STARCH; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THERMOPLASTICS;

FILM PREPARATION;

2 BUTANE DIOL DIACRYLIC ACID; BUTANEDIOL; CHITOSAN; DIPEROXIDE; MONOMER; OXYGEN; PEROXIDE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; STARCH; SYNTHETIC POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION MOULDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELONGATION; FILM; GAMMA RADIATION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84861929803     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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