Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/ZnO bionanocomposites with improved mechanical, barrier and antibacterial properties

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10950-10973

  Díez Pascual, Ana M ^a   Díez Vicente, Angel L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b Airbus Operations S L ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Barrier properties; Food packaging; PHB; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BIONANOCOMPOSITE; BIOPOLYMER; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; POLY (3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARRIER PROPERTY; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; IMPACT STRENGTH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL ADHESION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MELTING POINT; MIGRATIONAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SOLUTION CASTING TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD PACKAGING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FOOD PACKAGING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYESTERS; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84902595184     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150610950     Document Type: Article

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