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Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Polylactic Acid/Tetrapod-Zinc Oxide Whisker Composite Films with Antibacterial Properties.
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Polymers (20734360) . Apr2024, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p1039. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Biodegradable composite films comprising of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), polylactic acid (PLA), and tetrapod-zinc oxide (T-ZnO) whisker were prepared by a melt-extrusion and blow molding process. The effect of the incorporation of the T-ZnO whisker (1 to 7 wt.%) in the PBAT/PLA blend film was studied systematically. The composite films with an optimal T-ZnO whisker concentration of 3 wt.% exhibited the highest mechanical (tensile strength ~32 MPa), rheological (complex viscosity~1200 Pa.s at 1 rad/s angular frequency), and gas barrier (oxygen permeability~20 cc/m2·day) properties, whereas the composite films with 7 wt.% T-ZnO whiskers exhibited the highest antibacterial properties. The developed composite films can find potential application as antibacterial food packaging materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734360
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Polymers (20734360)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176905856
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16081039