Thermo-mechanical characterization of PHB/PCL blend incorporated with carbon nanotubes by Alexandra Maria Cardona Loaiza, Maria Eduarda Araújo Ribeiro, Ruben J. Sanchez Rodriguez

“…This study investigated a strategy to overcome the mechanical limitations of PHB by blending it with polycaprolactone (PCL) and producing nanocomposites with non-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT) and functionalized ones (f-CNT). …”
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Selective Depolymerization and Effects of Homolysis of Poly(L-lactic acid) in a Blend with Polypropylene by Haruo Nishida, Yoshiro Arazoe, Takayuki Tsukegi, Wang Yan, Yoshihito Shirai

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Plant-based chitosan for the development of biodegradable packaging materials by Adity Bahndral, Rafeeya Shams, Pintu Choudhary

“…Chitosan, a cationic carbohydrate polymer derived from animal or marine sources, as well as from agricultural waste such as mushrooms or various fungi possesses excellent properties such as film formation, mechanical strength, non-toxicity, biodegradability, edibility, UV-blocking ability, antioxidant activity, and antibacterial functionality, justifying its potential as packaging/coating material for fresh agricultural products. …”
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Nanocellulose derived from agricultural biowaste by-products–Sustainable synthesis, biocompatibility, biomedical applications, and future perspectives: A review by Md. Meraj Ansari, Yunji Heo, Kyoungtag Do, Mrinmoy Ghosh, Young-Ok Son

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Synthesis and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of a New Norbornene Dicarboximide with a Pendant Carbazole Moiety by Stefania Pragliola, Antonio Botta, Rubina Troiano, Veronica Paradiso, Fabia Grisi

“…A new norbornene dicarboximide presenting a pendant carbazole moiety linked by a p-methylene benzyl spacer is synthesized. This carbazole-functionalized monomer is polymerized via ring-opening metathesis polymerization using Grubbs third-generation catalyst. …”
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Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone Supported Brønsted Acidic Catalyst for Esterification by Song Wang, Chengcheng Tian

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Characterisation of silicone prepolymers and disparity in results

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Effects of graphene oxides on the cure behaviors of a tetrafunctional epoxy resin

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Molecular orientation behavior of isotactic polypropylene under uniaxial stretching by rheo-Raman spectroscopy by T. Kida, Y. Hiejima, K.-H. Nitta

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Viscoelastic behaviour and fracture toughness of linear-low-density polyethylene reinforced with synthetic boehmite alumina nanoparticles by D. Pedrazzoli, R. Ceccato, J. Karger-Kocsis, A. Pegoretti

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Characterisation of natural fibre reinforced PLA foams prepared by supercritical CO2 assisted extrusion by K. Bocz, T. Tabi, D. Vadas, M. Sauceau, J. Fages, Gy. Marosi

“…To overcome the inherently low melt strength of PLA, epoxy-functionalized chain extender was applied, while talc was added to improve its crystallization kinetics. …”
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Preparation and characterization of rubbery epoxy/multiwall carbon nanotubes composites using amino acid salt assisted dispersion technique by S. B. Jagtap, D. Ratna

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Adhesion and sliding tribological properties of polyolefins treated by diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharges by A. Saranko, Z. Szakal, G. Kalacska, P. Samyn, J. Sukumaran, S. Klebert, Z. Karoly

“…It is found that plasma treatment significantly improves wettability through formation of various oxygen containing functionalities at the surface. The plasma treatment consequently improves adhesion for either polymer/polymer or polymer/steel joints. …”
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Structure-property effects on mechanical, friction and wear properties of electron modified PTFE filled EPDM composite

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Review on PCL, PBS, and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes by T. P. Gumede, A. S. Luyt, A. J. Muller

“…Biodegradable polymers received considerable attention due to their contribution in the reduction of environmental concerns and the realization that global petroleum resources are finite. …”
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Paramagnetic epoxy resin by E. C. Vazquez Barreiro, F. Fraga Lopez, A. Jover, F. Meijide, E. Rodriguez, J. Vazquez Tato

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Grafting of acrylonitrile onto cellulosic material derived from bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)

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A note on the effect of the fiber curvature on the micromechanical behavior of natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites by M. A. Escalante-Solis, A. Valadez-Gonzalez, P. J. Herrera-Franco

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Improving the performance of UV-curable coatings with carbon nanomaterials by Y. Jiang, S. Y. Zhang, X. L. Zhang, T. Zhang

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A sunlight self-healable fibrous flexible pressure sensor based on electrically conductive composite wool yarns by Y. X. Song, W. M. Xu, M. Z. Rong, M. Q. Zhang

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