Robust and high barrier thermoplastic starch – PLA blend films using starch-<i>graft</i>-poly(lactic acid) as a compatibilizer
Binh M. Trinh, Debela T. Tadele, Tizazu H. Mekonnen
Abstract
Starch- graft -poly(lactic acid) is put forward as an efficient compatibilizer of thermoplastic starch – PLA binary blend for a sustainable and high barrier film structures.
Topics & Concepts
ThermoplasticStarchLactic acidMaterials scienceCompatibilizationPolymer scienceChemical engineeringComposite materialPolymer blendFood scienceCopolymerChemistryPolymerBiologyBacteriaGeneticsEngineeringbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications