Strategies to improve the mechanical properties of starch-based materials: plasticization and natural fibers reinforcement
Biodegradable polymers are starting to be introduced as raw materials in the food-packaging market. Nevertheless, their price is very high. Starch, a fully biodegradable and bioderived polymer is a very interesting alternative due to its very low price. However, the use of starch as the polymer matr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Polímeros |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282014000700008&lng=en&tlng=en |