Properties of extruded xanthan-starch-clay nanocomposite films

The aim of this work was to manufacture the biodegradable nanocomposite films by extrusion from different combinations of cassava starch, xanthan gum and nanoclays (sodium montmorillonite - MMT- Na) and to characterize them according to their microstructure, optical, mechanical and barrier propertie...

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Main Authors: Cristina de Melo, Patrícia Salomão Garcia, Maria Victória Eiras Grossmann, Fábio Yamashita, Luiz Henrique Dall'Antônia, Suzana Mali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132011000600019