Mrinal Bhattacharya, Professor
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Director of Graduate Studies
Mrinal Bhattacharya, University of Minesota, Bioproducts and Renewable Energy
March 28, 2009
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Metrohm equipment aids depolymerisation studies
March 23, 2009Up to now, PHA products have only been used for tests purposes; PHA isolation and processing is still much more expensive than the manufacturing of plastic from crude.
In Prof Dr Jendrossek’s workgroup in the institute for Microbiology at the University of Stuttgart, the focus of interest is the degradation of the polymer in the cell itself (depolymerisation). Read the rest of this entry »
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Quelques brevets déposés en France autour des bioplastiques / 2009 04 16
March 17, 2009Voici quelques brevets déposés en France, un pinceau à manche biodégradable, un emballage en carton ainsi que des billes (de paint ball?) oxo-dégradable
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Publication / ACs / Macromolecules / Biodegradable Porous Polymers through Emulsion Templating
March 15, 2009
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A new environmentally friendly biofoam
March 13, 2009Biopolymer Network Wins International Award
New Zealand researchers have again been honoured on the international stage with a new environmentally friendly biofoam winning a prestigious annual International Bioplastics Awards in the “Best Innovation in Bioplastics” category. Read the rest of this entry »
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EUROPEAN POLYMER FEDERATION / EPF 4th Summer School / “Bioplastics and Related Materials”
March 1, 2009Here is the last circular for the EPF summer school on bioplastics !!!!!
http://www.epfschool.eu/EPF_summer_school_file/II_circular.pdf
May 24-29th, 2009
Palazzo Feltrinelli
Gargnano (BS), Italy
LECTURERS
L. Cerruti (Italy):“Open-jaw ticket. High polymers history: from nature to nature”
R. Narayan (US): “Tutorial on biobased and biodegradable plastics–principles, concepts and technology exemplars”
E. Chiellini (Italy): “Polymers of natural origin, structure, properties & isolation”
J.F Gérard (France) : “Synthetic polymers from renewable resources”
C. Bastioli (Italy): “Industrial issues for bioplastics”
B. Pukanszki (Hungary): “Biofillers and bionanofillers”
A. Dufresne (France): “Bio(nano)composites”
L. Tighzert (France):“Bioblends and bioadditives”
I. Mondragon (Spain): “Role of bioresources in conventional plastic materials”
L. Paternostre (Belgium): “Green processes for bioplastics”
P. Dubois (Belgium): “ Bioplastics and reactive extrusion”
M. Malinconico (Italy): “Biopolymers in crop, food, health and building protection: a world of sustainable applications”
B. Vergnes (France): “Processing and rheology of bioplastics”
A. Duda (Poland): “New synthetic pathways to biodegradable polymers”
G. Camino (Italy): “Bioplastics degradation”
G.L. Baldo (Italy): “Lifecycle of bioplastics and environmental regulations”
S. Cavallo (Italy): “Ingeo(TM) bioplastic to stand the market test including end of life options”
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Biodegradable composite, product made therefrom, and method of manufacture thereof
February 27, 2009Biodegradable composites and products, and methods of their manuf. are presented. The composites typically comprise 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a lignocellulosic material derived from an agricultural residue or obtained from a natural source, 20 wt % to 80 wt % of a polymer binder, 5 wt % to 20 wt % of a compatibilizer, and an effective amt. of a processing aid.
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NatureWorks Discovers There Is No Technical Barrier for Recycling Plastic Bottles Made from Plants
February 27, 2009
Very interesting article to link to this brand new publication from Pillin and Co. “Effect of thermo-mechanical cycles on the physico-chemical properties of poly(lactic acid)” Polymer Degradation and Stability, Volume 93, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 321-328
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Following an extensive analysis of current technology, NatureWorks LLC concludes that automated systems being used today in the recycling industry are capable of sorting natural plastic bottles from other plastic bottles with an accuracy approaching 100 percent. This finding is significant because it demonstrates that there is no technological barrier to recycling bottles made from plants instead of oil. Read the rest of this entry »
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NEC activity in bioplastics / shape memory – heat resistance – composite …
February 27, 2009As part of our efforts to fulfill our corporate social responsibilities, NEC contributes to reductions in environmental impact through research and development of new bioplastic materials created from plants. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fabrication de plastique à partir de CO2
February 15, 2009Le Centre d’Innovation et de Technologie norvégien Norner, fi liale du Centre d’Innovation Borealis, va dépenser 25 millions de NOK (environ 2,7 millions d’euros) sur 4 ans pour fabriquer du plastique à partir de CO2. L’objectif du projet de recherche est de développer de nouveaux matériaux plastiques à partir de CO2 comme matière première. De plus, les chercheurs vont développer procédés et technologies de production. Le projet est soutenu par le Conseil Norvégien de la Recherche et des partenaires industriels, tels que leader mondial de la production et la distribution d’engrais minéraux Yara et le fabricant d’emballages danois Superfos. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science Direct / Combustion properties and thermal degradation behavior of polylactide with an effective intumescent flame retardant
February 14, 2009Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 94, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 291-296
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Publication / ACS / Biomacromolecules / Hydrolytic Degradation Behavior of a Renewable Thermoplastic Elastomer
February 14, 2009
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Publications / ACS / Biomacromolecules / Cellulose Whiskers versus Microfibrils: Influence of the Nature of the Nanoparticle and its Surface Functionalization on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites
February 14, 2009
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Publication / ACS / Biomacromolecules / Selective Localization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Polylactide Blend
February 14, 2009
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Bio-based nanotechnology materials for a green society
January 24, 2009Bio-based nanotechnology materials for a green society
Isogai, a professor in the Laboratory of Cellulose, Pulp and Paper Science at the Department of Biomaterial Sciences, University of Tokyo, together with his team, have used their cellulose-based nanofibers to fabricate transparent gels and thin films that have remarkably high-oxygen barrier capability (which, according to Isogai, is a really unexpected result), high optical transparency, high strength and a quite low coefficient of thermal expansivity, caused by high crystallinity of native cellulose.The scientists reported their findings in the December 4, 2008 online edition of Biomacromolecules (“Transparent and High Gas Barrier Films of Cellulose Nanofibers Prepared by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation”). Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / ACS / Macromolecules / Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials
January 24, 2009Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials
Alessandro Gandini†
Macromolecules, 2008, 41 (24), pp
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SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT OF PLASTIC MADE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE
January 24, 2009Significant Property Improvement of Plastic Made From Carbon Dioxide
- Poly(propylene carbonate) composite surpassing general-purpose polymers in elastic modulus -
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2008/20081226/20081226.html
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Baylor Researchers Create Car Parts From Coconuts
January 24, 2009Baylor Researchers Create Car Parts From Coconuts
Dec. 9, 2008
A team of Baylor University researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / ACS / Marcomolecules / One-Pot Synthesis of α,ω-Chain End Functional, Stereoregular, Star-Shaped Poly(lactide)
January 24, 2009One-Pot Synthesis of α,ω-Chain End Functional, Stereoregular, Star-Shaped Poly(lactide)
Matthew J. Stanford and Andrew P. Dove
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
Macromolecules, 2009, 42 (1), pp 141–147
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Publication / ACS / Macromolecules / Metal-Catalyzed Radical Polyaddition for Aliphatic Polyesters via Evolution of Atom Transfer Radical Addition into Step-Growth Polymerization
January 24, 2009Metal-Catalyzed Radical Polyaddition for Aliphatic Polyesters via Evolution of Atom Transfer Radical Addition into Step-Growth Polymerization
Masato Mizutani, Kotaro Satoh and Masami Kamigaito
Macromolecules, 2009, 42 (2), pp 472–480
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma802067c?journalCode=mamobx
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Clemson research boosts biodegradable plastics
January 24, 2009The plastic bottles you are drinking from could soon be made from corn instead of petroleum, with research at Clemson University making biodegradable plastic more applicable for widespread uses, experts say.
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Bioplastics now are in uses from gift cards to food containers to cell phone casings, says Steve Davies of NatureWorks, which developed one of the first plant-based plastics.
Researchers at Clemson have found solutions to some of the drawbacks of this type of plastic. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science Direct / Polymer / Super-tough poly(lactic acid) materials: Reactive blending with ethylene copolymer
January 24, 2009Super-tough poly(lactic acid) materials: Reactive blending with ethylene copolymer
Hideko T. Oyam
Polymer
Volume 50, Issue 3, 28 January 2009, Pages 747-751
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Fully biodegradable nanocomposite plastic
January 12, 2009Les chercheurs de l’Université des Sciences de la ville d’Ho-Chi-Minh sur la mise au point d’un matériau biodégradable pour la réalisation de sacs plastiques. Le plastique, un nanocomposite, se dégrade en 3 à 6 mois. Le matériau est un mélange de polymère à base d’amidon, d’alcool polyvinylique (PVA), de nanoargile, et d’additifs alimentaires.
Le coût du matériau serait inférieur de 30 % au matériau importé à base de polymères fossiles.
Nanowerk du 10/01/2009
http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=8833.php
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Le CNEP / Centre National d’Evaluation de Photoprotection / Un point sur les oxo-dégradables
December 22, 2008Le CNEP, Centre National d’Evaluation de Photoprotection, basé à Clermont-Ferrand, diffuse ses propres lettres d’actualités. Très au fait des derniers développements concernant les polyoléfines additivées par des additifs d’oxo-dégradation, voici les deux articles que l’on peut y lire.
- “Le comportement environnemental des films oxo-dégradables en polyéthylènes additivés“
- “Développement durable et biodégradabilité acquise des oxodégradables”
Attention, c’est long ! On retient en particulier qu’ “un protocole d’évaluation de la biodégradabilité acquise par oxydation abiotique de PE convenablement additivés a été mis au point” en 2006 ! Le CNEP indentifie précisément les “polymères oxodégradables à biodégradabilité acquise par oxydation” des autres types de polymères sensibles à l’oxydation.
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Vers un contrôle effectif des qualités environnementales des PE additivés / J Lemaire / CNEP
December 22, 2008Vers un contrôle effectif des qualités environnementales
des PE additivés http://www.cnep-ubp.com/
Jacques LEMAIRE
CNEP, Centre National d’Evaluation de Photoprotection
Ensemble Universitaire des Cézeaux- BP 30234 – 63174 AUBIERE CEDEX, France
Résumé:
Au cours de ces 4 dernières années, le CNEP a effectué des recherches pour la mise au point de films de PE additivés NEOSAC et a été amené à contrôler le comportement de nombreux films de PE additivés d’origines diverses. Il est alors apparu que la plupart des films de PE additivés, hors formulation NEOSAC, parvenus au CNEP ne présentaient pas les cinétiques de photooxydation et de thermooxydation souhaitables pour que ces films soient réellement recommandables en terme de développement durable.
Cette expérience montre donc qu’il est possible de disqualifier sur la seule approche de la dégradation abiotique des films qui n’auraient aucune chance d’apparaître comme biodégradables, quel que soit le protocole d’évaluation de la biodégradabilité acquise qui sera mise en place dans les années 2010.
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Les meilleurs passages:
les rélérences 1-8 montrent que “les polyéthylènes préoxydés photochimiquement et/ou par thermooxydation à basse température (50-70°C) peuvent acquérir une biodégradabilité avérée”.
la durée de vie d’un film de paillage définie par la photo-fragmentation est programmée à partir d’un couplage entre un stabilisant, un photoinducteur et un thermo-inducteur ;
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Nano-based polymer could enhance bioplastics and adhesives
December 22, 2008By Jane Byrne, 25-Nov-2008
A new process involving the layering of a polymer with silica-based nanoparticles has the potential to enhance the properties of pressure sensitive adhesive labels, water-borne coatings and biodegradable materials, claims a UK research team. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fraunhofer researchers make bioplastic from liquid wood
December 22, 2008
Bioplastics made from cellulosic biomass, such as forestry or crop waste, offer a smarter way to use biomass than turning it into liquid biofuels. Per hectare of crops grown or per quantity of biomass, cellulosic bioplastics offset more petroleum and GHG emissions than liquid cellulosic biofuels (previous post). Most of these next-generation bioplastics, which no longer rely on easily extractible starch or sugar like that found in corn or sugarcane, are made from a limited range of feedstocks and research is still in an early stage. However, German engineers from the Fraunhofer Institute have already added a new feedstock for bioplastics and show the final product is ready for market. The plastics are made from what’s called ‘liquid wood’, a lignin-rich product. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science Direct / Nano Today / Learning mechanical principles from ancient fish: Biomaterials
December 18, 2008Volume 3, Issues 5-6, October-December 2008, Page 8
Michel Fleck
Over 500 million years ago, in the Ordovician period, the first dermal armour among vertebrates developed with the rise of the now long-dead Ostracoderms. Today, researchers from the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering as well as Mechanical Engineering, both of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are investigating more recent types of fish body armour with regard to their mechanical properties (Nature Materials, doi:10.1038/nmat2231). In particular, they performed an experimental and computational study of materials design principles in the armour of the ‘living fossil’ fish Polypterus senegalus, a member of the Polypteridae family which appeared in the Cretaceous and has not changed much since. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science Direct / Materials today / Building a better gecko: Biomaterials
December 18, 2008Building a better gecko: Biomaterials
Materials Today, Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2008, Page 11
Peter Dedecker
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Oregon theory may help design tomorrow’s sustainable polymer
December 18, 2008Trouvailles concernant l’étude des mouvements corporatifs de macromolécules.
Theoretical chemist provides focus to years of unexplained behavior of molecules moving in plastics
http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/11235.php?from=127247
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Publication / Science Direct / Polymer Degradation and stability / Biodegradability of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) composite reinforced with jute fibre
December 18, 2008Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 94, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 90-94 Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science Direct / Polymer degradation and stability / Thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and their blends upon melt processing
December 18, 2008Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 94, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 74-82 Read the rest of this entry »
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bio-based PMMA / University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
December 4, 2008In future, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) – better known as acrylic glass – could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids. PMMA is manufactured by polymerising methyl methacrylate (MMA). In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have found an enzyme which could be used for the biotechnological production of a precursor of MMA. Compared with the previous chemical production process, a biotechnological process is far more environmentally friendly. Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / ACS / Macromolecules / Crystalline Structure and Morphology of Poly(L-lactide) Formed under High-Pressure CO2
December 4, 2008ASAP Macromolecules, ASAP Article, 10.1021/ma800766h
Web Release Date: November 7, 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
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Publication / Science direct / Reactive and functional polymers / Crystallization and degradation behaviors of treated polyhydroxybutyrates
December 4, 2008Crystallization and degradation behaviors of treated polyhydroxybutyrates
Reactive and Functional Polymers
Volume 68, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 1516-1523 Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Science direct / biomaterials / A model for simultaneous crystallisation and biodegradation of biodegradable polymers
December 4, 2008A model for simultaneous crystallisation and biodegradation of biodegradable polymers
Biomaterials
Volume 30, Issue 3, January 2009, Pages 423-430
Xiaoxiao Hana and Jingzhe PanCorresponding Author Contact Information, a, E-mail The Corresponding Author
aDepartment of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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Publication / ACS / Macromolecules Biobased Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization of Furfuryl Alcohol with Cellulose Whiskers or Montmorillonite Clay
December 4, 2008Macromolecules, 2008, 41 (22), pp 8682–8687 Read the rest of this entry »
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Le CERMAV / Grenoble / Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales
December 2, 2008Le Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales est une Unité Propre de Recherche du CNRS (UPR 5301), associée à l’Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble.
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Publications / Macromolecules / Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials
October 29, 2008Alessandro Gandini†
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/mamobx/asap/abs/ma801735u.html
CICECO and Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Received July 30, 2008
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Publication / Cellulose nanocrystals the next big nano-thing?
October 29, 2008Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standards for Nanomanufacturing II. Edited by Postek, Michael T.; Allgair, John A. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7042, pp. 70420D-70420D-11 (2008). Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / Morphological behaviour of poly(lactic acid) during hydrolytic degradation
September 27, 2008Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1964-1970
Xiaoqing Zhang, Maria Espiritu, Alex Bilyk and Lusiana Kurniawan Read the rest of this entry »
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Publication / effect of type of peroxide on cross-linking of poly(l-lactide)
September 27, 2008Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1909-1916
Masumi Takamura, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Tatsuhiro Takahashi and Kiyohito Koyama
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Publication / stabilization of poly(lactic acid) by polycarbodiimide
September 27, 2008Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1923-1929
Lixin Yang, Xuesi Chen and Xiabin Jing
Une étude très intéressante sur l’amélioration de la stabilité du PLLA lors de sa mise en oeuvre à l’aide d’un “waterscavenger”; un poly-carbodiimide plus réactif à l’hydrolyse que le PLLA !
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Fraunhofer ICT / Germany / Research fields and contacts
September 17, 2008
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Des bactéries qui font des plastiques biodégradables à partir de vieux plastiques
September 13, 2008
University College Dublin (UCD)
Des bactéries qui mangent des vieux plastiques (PS, PET …) pour en faire … des plastiques biodégradables ! Une nouvelle forme de recyclage ? Voici plusieurs artciles sur le sujet.
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Publication / Science Direct / Polymer / Crystallization behavior of PLLA affected by small amount of PHB
September 12, 2008Crystallization behavior of poly(l-lactic acid) affected by the addition of a small amount of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
Polymer / Pages 4204-4210
Yun Hu, Harumi Sato, Jianming Zhang, Isao Noda and Yukihiro Ozaki
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Publication / Science Direct / Synthesis and characterization of novel biodegradable and biocompatible poly(ester-urethane) thin films prepared by homogeneous solution polymerization
September 12, 2008Polymer / Pages 4393-4398
Wenshou Wang, Yanlin Guo and Joshua U. Otaigbe
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Publication / ACS / biomacromolecules / Synthesis and Modification of Functional Poly(lactide) Copolymers: Toward Biofunctional Materials
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ScienceDirect / Polymer / Crystallization behavior of poly(l-lactic acid) affected by the addition of a small amount of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ACS / Macromolecules / Volume 41, Issue 15 (August 12, 2008) / Biodegradable Hyperbranched Aliphatic Polyesters Derived from Pentaerythrito
August 26, 2008
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Publications / ScienceDirect / Acta Biomaterialia / Biocompatibility and bioactivity of plasma-treated biodegradable poly(butylene succinate)
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ScienceDirect – Polymer : Synthesis and characterization of TPO–PLA copolymer and its behavior as compatibilizer for PLA/TPO blends
August 26, 2008
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Publications / ACS / Biomacromolecules / Biodegradable Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Incorporating Polyhedral OligosilsesquioxanePamela
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ScienceDirect / Polymer / in press / Glass Transition Behavior And Dynamic Fragility In Polylactides Containing Mobile And Rigid Amorphous Fractions
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ScienceDirect – Reactive and functional polymers / in press / Crystallization and Degradation behaviors of Treated Polyhydroxybutyrates
August 26, 2008
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ScienceDirect / polymer / in press / Preparation and properties of biodegradable PBS/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites
August 26, 2008
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Publication / ScienceDirect – European Polymer Journal : Polylactide (PLA)-CaSO4 composites toughened with low molecular weight and polymeric ester-like plasticizers and related performances
August 26, 2008
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Iowa Corn Promotion Board, NJIT to license breakthrough, safe bio-plastic alternative
August 12, 2008“…Corn-based isosorbide can replace bisphenol”
“…use corn derived isosorbide as UV-absorbing product, and epoxy coating similar to the lining in soup cans”
Public release date: 6-Aug-2008
Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
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NAVECOMAT : ECO-CONCEPTION D’UN BATEAU EN MATERIAUX BIOCOMPOSITES / Pôle Mer : le Pôle Mer Bretagne est un pôle de compétitivité à vocation mondiale sur la mer.
August 4, 2008
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Cereplast Secures Patent for Compostable resins
August 4, 2008
Cereplast Secures Patent for Compostable resins
Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, secured patent protection for its Cereplast Compostable® resin family of products from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. patent (#7,393,590) was issued on July 1, 2008 and adds to the company’s intellectual capital. Read the rest of this entry »
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