Improvement of polylactide properties through cellulose nanocrystals embedded in poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun nanofibers

Nanomaterials

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  de Dicastillo, Carol López ^a   Garrido, Luan ^a   Alvarado, Nancy ^b   Romero, Julio ^b   Palma, Juan Luis ^c   Galotto, Maria Jose ^a  

^a CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY CEDENNA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Nanocellulose; Nanocomposite; Nanofiber; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019234248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano7050106     Document Type: Article

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