Composite biodegradation

A study of the degradation of a biodegradable composite periodontal membrane was the subject of investigations using both Raman and mid-IR... 

Fiber-Reinforced Biodegradable Composites for Constructive Parts in Aerospace, Automobiles, and Other Areas... 

Hayami JWS et al (2010) Design and characterization of a biodegradable composite scaffold for ligament tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res A 92A(4) 1407-1420... 

Plackett D, Andersen TL, Pedersen WB, Nielsen L (2003) Biodegradable composites based on L-polylactide and jute fibres. Compos Sci Technol 63(9) 1287-1296 Sebastien F, Stephane G, Copinet A, Coma V (2006) Novel biodegradable films made from chitosan and poly(lactic acid) with antifungal properties against mycotoxinogen strains. Carbohydr Polym 65(2) 185-193... 

The development of biodegradable composite materials is one of the growth areas of polymer research. 

Liu, L. S., Fishman, M. L., Hicks, K. B., Liu, C.-K. 2005c. Biodegradable Composites from Sugar Beet Pulp and Poly(lactic acid). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 53, No. 23, pp. 9017-9022.doi 10.1021/jf058083w. 

U.S. Pat. No. 6,274,652 [127] discloses a biodegradable composite material comprising bacterial cellulose in a powdery state and a polymeric material such as poly-hydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxyvalerate, polycaprolactone, polybutylenesuccinate, polyethylenesuccinate, polylactic acid, polyvinylalcohol, cellulose acetate, starch, and other biodegradable polymers. 

U.S. Pat. No. 6,479,164 [128] discloses an extrudable or moldable biodegradable composite material comprising cellulosic fiber such as wood, wood chips, or cotton, and the starch-based biodegradable binder matrix. 

M. Maiti, "Development and evaluation of corn-starch based biodegradable composites using Saccharum spontaneum L graft copolymers as reinforcing materials", Ph.D. Thesis, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 2010. 

Probable range of the phase inversion is an important characteristic for mixed biodegradable composites. This allows from a practical point of view to establish the minimum concentration of PHB (at which a continuous phase is formed) for intensive biodegradation as microorganisms must be able to penetrate deep into the mixed composite. When compared with the atomic force microscopy of samples with different proportions of the components was found that in investigated materials continuous matrix formation occurs when PHB content in the mixture of about 40-50 per cent by weight. The results of atomic force microscopy for the composition ratio of PHB-PIB 50 50 shown in Figure 2.2. 

Qiu, K., and Netravali, A. N. (2012). Bacterial cellulose-based membrane-like biodegradable composites using cross-linked and noncross-linked polyvinyl alcohol. I. Mater.. Sci.. 47,6066-6075. 

Yu, T, and Li, Y. [2014). Influence of poly[butylenes adipate-co-terephthalate) on the properties of the biodegradable composites based on ramie/poly[lactic acid). Comnosites Part A.. 58, 24-29. 

Development of a Biodegradable Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering ... 

Navarro, M., Aparicio, C., Charles-Harris, M., Ginebra, M. P, Engel, E. and Planell, J. A. Development of a Biodegradable Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Physicochemical, Topographical, Mechanical, Degradation, and Biological Properties. Vol. 200, pp. 209-232. 

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