Recent advances in thermoplastic starches for food packaging: A review

SP Bangar, WS Whiteside, AO Ashogbon… - Food Packaging and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing concerns about exhausting the natural resources and growing global
environmental issues caused by petro-based materials have resulted in the emergence of …

PVA, PVA blends, and their nanocomposites for biodegradable packaging application

ZW Abdullah, Y Dong, IJ Davies… - … Plastics Technology and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This review exclusively addresses material systems primarily based on poly (vinyl
alcohol)(PVA), one of the most popular water-soluble biopolymers, for their use in packaging …

Fully biodegradable Poly (lactic acid)/Starch blends: A review of toughening strategies

JJ Koh, X Zhang, C He - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2018 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) and Starch are both bio-based biodegradable polymers that have
properties that are complementary to each other. PLA/starch blend exploits the good …

Evaluation of the effects of starch on polyhydroxybutyrate electrospun scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications

MA Asl, S Karbasi, S Beigi-Boroujeni, SZ Benisi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient design for bone tissue engineering requires an understanding of the appropriate
selection of biomimetic natural or synthetic materials and scalable fabrication technologies …

Effect of glutaraldehyde on thermal and mechanical properties of starch and polyvinyl alcohol blends

RV Gadhave, PA Mahanwar… - Designed Monomers and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to analyze the various compositions of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and
starch (S) blends. The blends have been cross-linked with glutaraldehyde to enhance its …

Novel of (polymer blend-Fe3O4) magnetic nanocomposites: preparation and characterization for thermal energy storage and release, gamma ray shielding …

A Hashim, IR Agool, KJ Kadhim - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Preparation of (PVA-PEG-PVP-Fe 3 O 4) magnetic nanocomposites and studying
their structural, electrical and optical properties have been investigated. The results showed …

[PDF][PDF] Extraction, chemical composition, and characterization of potential lignocellulosic biomasses and polymers from corn plant parts

MIJ Ibrahim, SM Sapuan, ES Zainudin… - BioResources, 2019 - researchgate.net
Corn is a plant that can be used as a potential source of biomass for various biomaterial
applications. Thermoplastic corn starch and corn hull, husk, and stalk fibers were extracted …

Structural properties and in vitro digestibility of edible and pH-sensitive films made from guinea arrowroot starch and wastes from wine manufacture

TJ Gutiérrez, C Herniou-Julien, K Álvarez… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
A non-conventional starch obtained from guinea arrowroot tubers (Calathea allouia) grown
in the Amazon was used as a polymeric matrix for the development of edible films. The films …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of glutinous rice starch/polyvinyl alcohol copolymer electrospun fibers for using as a drug delivery carrier

P Jaiturong, B Sirithunyalug, S Eitsayeam… - asian journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Glutinous rice starch (GRS) is commonly produced in the Northeast of Thailand. GRS is a
biopolymer which is widely used in the food industry but not yet commonly applied within the …

Effect of bentonite clay on the mechanical, thermal, and pervaporation performance of the poly (vinyl alcohol) nanocomposite membranes

T Jose, SC George, HJ Maria, R Wilson… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Bentonite clay/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) inorganic/organic hybrid nanocomposite
membranes were prepared via solvent casting method. A series of PVA nanocomposite …