Biodegradable electrospun bionanocomposite fibers based on plasticized PLA–PHB blends reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 290-301

  Arrieta, M P ^a   Lopez J ^b   Lopez D ^a   Kenny, J M ^a   Peponi, L ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bionanocomposites; Cellulose nanocrystals; Electrospinning; Plasticizer; Poly(hydroxybutyrate)(PHB); Poly(lactic acid)(PLA)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ELECTROSPINNING; GLASS TRANSITION; LACTIC ACID; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SURFACE WATERS; TEXTILE BLENDS;

BIODEGRADABLE NANOCOMPOSITES; BIONANOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

SURFACE RESISTANCE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; FILM; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC ACID; PLASTICITY; SOLVENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 84954271328     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.12.058     Document Type: Article

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