PLA composites: From production to properties

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-46

  Murariu, Marius ^a   Dubois, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(Nano)composites; Calcium sulfate anhydrite; Composites; Fibers; Fillers; PLA Poly(lactic acid); Production; Properties

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCIUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); FIBERS; FILLERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDRITE; END-USE PROPERTIES; LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION; POLY LACTIC ACID; PROPERTIES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS;

LACTIC ACID;

BARIUM SULFATE; BIOMATERIAL; BIOPLASTIC; BIOPOLYMER; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBON FIBER; CELLULOSE; DRUG CARRIER; GLASS FIBER; HYDROXYAPATITE; LACTIC ACID; MELAMINE; MELAMINE PHOSPHATE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; PHOSPHATE; PLASTIC; PLASTICIZER; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; TALC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYESTER;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMEDICINE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FIBER; MARKETING; PACKAGING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOPOLYMERS; LACTIC ACID; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84975757534     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.04.003     Document Type: Review

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