Green nanobiocomposite: Reinforcement effect of montmorillonite clays on physical and biological advancement of various polyhydroxyalkanoates

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 755-771

  Hema, R ^a   Ng, P N ^a   Amirul, A A ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Environment and Climate Change   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Biopolymer; Montmorillonite clays; Nanobiocomposites; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOPOLYMERS; CLAY MINERALS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL PERFORMANCE; BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADABLE NANOCOMPOSITES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NANO-BIOCOMPOSITES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 84878619527     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-012-0822-y     Document Type: Article

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