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Biodegradation of flax fiber reinforced poly lactic acid

Author: Kumar, R ; Yakubu, MK ; Anandjiwala, RD Date: Jul 2010 Woven 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
Biopolymer blends based on polylactic acid and polyhydroxy butyrate-co-valerate: effect of clay on mechanical and thermal properties

Author: John, Maya J Date: Nov 2015 Biodegradable polymer blends consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxy butyrate-co-valerate (PHBV) have been prepared by melt mixing in a twin screw extruder and followed by injection molding technique. Cereplast PLA containing ... Read more
Effect of nanofillers characteristics and their selective localization on morphology development and rheological properties of melt-processed polylactide/poly(butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) blend composites

Author: Salehiyan, Reza ; Nofar, M ; Malkappa, Kuruma ; Ray, Suprakas S Date: Sep 2020 This article reports the effects of the characteristics and selective localization of nanofillers on the morphology development and rheological properties of melt-processed polylactide/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PLA/PBAT) blend ... Read more
Flax fiber reinforced PLA composites: studies on types of PLA and different methods of fabrication

Author: Kumar, R ; Anandjiwala, R Date: May 2011 Natural fibers are used as reinforcement material for number of thermoplastic/thermoset polymers. The interest in using polylactic acid (PLA) as thermoplastic matrix to produce composites completely from 100% renewable resources has increased ... Read more
Investigation of heat transfer for extruded polymers cooled in water

Author: Kumar, R ; Kumar, R ; Ofosu, O Date: Oct 2015 The commodity articles from polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are widely used in today’s world. To reduce the carbon footprint, biopolymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) as commodity plastics are also explored. Often, these polymers ... Read more
Mechanical, thermal, and fire properties of biodegradable polylactide/boehmite alumina composites

Author: Das, K ; Ray, Suprakas S ; Chapple, Stephen A ; Wesley-Smith, J Date: May 2013 Boehmite 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
Melt-spun polylactic acid fibers: effect of cellulose nanowhiskers on processing and properties

Author: John, Maya J ; Anandjiwala, R ; Oksman, K ; Mathew, AP Date: Apr 2012 Bio-based continuous fibers were processed from polylactic acid (PLA) and cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) by melt spinning. Melt compounding of master batches of PLA with 10 wt % CNWs and pure PLA was carried out using a twin-screw extruder in ... Read more
Polylactide-Based bionanocomposites: A promising class of hybrid materials

Author: Ray, Suprakas S Date: 2012 Polylactide (PLA) is the oldest and potentially one of the most interesting and useful biodegradable man-made polymers because of its renewable origin, controlled synthesis, good mechanical properties, and inherent biocompatibility. The ... Read more
Polylactide-based magnetic spheres as efficient carriers for anticancer drug delivery

Author: Mhlanga, N ; Ray, Suprakas S ; Lemmer, Yolandy ; Wesley-Smith, J Date: Sep 2015 To improve traditional cancer therapies, we synthesized polylactide (PLA) spheres coencapsulating magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs, Fe(sub3)O(sub4)) and an anticancer drug (doxorubicin, DOX). The synthesis process involves the preparation of ... Read more
Thermal degradation characteristic and flame retardancy of polylactide-based nanobiocomposites

Author: Malkappa, Kuruma ; Bandyopadhyay, J ; Ray, Suprakas S Date: Oct 2018 Polylactide (PLA) is one of the most widely used organic bio-degradable polymers. However, it has poor flame retardancy characteristics. To address this disadvantage, we performed melt-blending of PLA with intumescent flame retardants (IFRs; ... Read more

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