Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources (Yu/Biodegradable Polymer Blends) || Chitosan-Properties and Application
β Scribed by Yu, Long
- Book ID
- 118736956
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 863 KB
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 0470146834
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## Abstract Blends of polycaprolactone (PCL) and chitosan (CHT) were prepared by casting from the mixture of solutions of both components in suitable solvents. PCL, and CHT, form phase separated blends with improved mechanical properties and increased water sorption ability with respect to pure PCL
The progressive dwindling of fossil resources, coupled with the drastic increase in oil prices, have sparked a feverish activity in search of alternatives based on renewable resources for the production of energy. Given the predominance of petroleum- and carbon-based chemistry for the manufacture