Author:Vargha, V; Truter, PDate:Apr 2005Wheat starch was reacted with poly (vinyl acetate) and with poly (vinyl acetate-co-butyl acrylate) in an internal mixer at 150 _C in the absence of catalyst, and in the presence of sodium carbonate, zinc-acetate and titanium (IV) but oxide. ...Read more
Author:Kumar, R; Yakubu, MK; Anandjiwala, RDDate:Jul 2010Woven and nonwoven flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA) biocomposites were prepared with amphiphilic additives as accelerator for biodegradation. The prepared composites were buried in farmland soil for biodegradability studies. Loss ...Read more
Author:Motloung, Mpho P; Ojijo, Vincent O; Bandyopadhyay, Jayita; Ray, Suprakash SDate:Jul 2019The interest in designing new environmentally friendly materials has led to the development of biodegradable foams as a potential substitute to most currently used fossil fuel–derived polymer foams. Despite the possibility of developing ...Read more
Author:Das, K; Ray, Suprakas S; Chapple, Stephen A; Wesley-Smith, JDate:May 2013Boehmite alumina (BAl) was investigated in terms of its use as an filler to improve the inherent properties of polylactide (PLA). Composites of PLA with different loadings of BAl were prepared by melt-blending. Morphological analysis using ...Read more
Author:Barnard, A; Kotzé-Jacobs, L; Moolman, SDate:May 2011The use of biodegradable polymers in temporary surgical and pharmacological applications has become a prominent part of polymer research. Poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) is widely studied for tissue engineering applications due to its relatively ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2013In recent years, the development of environmentally friendly polymeric materials, which are primarily based on biodegradable polymers (from both fossil-fuel and natural resources) with balanced properties, has become the focus of considerable ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas S; Sadiku, RDate:Dec 2012Binary blends of two biodegradable polymers: polylactide (PLA), which has high modulus and strength but is brittle, and poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA), which is flexible and tough, were prepared through batch melt mixing. The ...Read more