Polyethylene/Polycaprolactone Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Modified with Magnetite and Casein: Oxygen Barrier, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 1450-1459

  Rešček, Ana ^a   Ščetar, Mario ^b   Hrnjak Murgić, Zlata ^c   Dimitrov, Nino ^d   Galić, Kata ^b  

^a Research and Development Department   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Casein; magnetite; overall migration; oxygen permeability; polycaprolactone; polyethylene; polymer nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; MAGNETITE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYETHYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BASIC STRUCTURE; ELONGATION AT BREAK; OVERALL MIGRATION; OXYGEN BARRIERS; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SPECIFIC MIGRATION;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84986292164     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2016.1163606     Document Type: Article

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