Modification of Physico-Mechanical Properties of Chitosan-Tapioca Starch Blend Films Using Nano Graphene

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 312-318

  Ashori, Alireza ^a   Bahrami, Reza ^a  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blend film; Chitosan; Graphene; Tapioca starch; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPOSITE FILMS; BIODEGRADABLE BLEND FILMS; BLEND FILMS; ELONGATION AT THE BREAK; MECHANICAL AND BARRIERS; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TAPIOCA STARCH; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE;

COMPOSITE FILMS; GRAPHENE; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CHITOSAN;

EID: 84893446580     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2013.866246     Document Type: Article

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