Journal
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
Volume 288, Issue 3, Pages 203-208Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mame.200390013
Keywords
biodegradable; nanotechnology; organically modified layered silicates; polylactide
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Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposite technology is not only suitable for the significant improvement of mechanical and various other materials properties of virgin polymers, it is also suitable to enhance the rate of biodegradation of biodegradable polymers such as polylactide. The biodegradability of polylactide in nanocomposites completely depends upon both the nature of pristine layered silicates and surfactants used for the modification of layered silicate, and we can control the biodegradability of polylactide via judicious choice of organically modified layered silicate.
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