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Marano S, Laudadio E, Minnelli C, Stipa P. Tailoring the Barrier Properties of PLA: A State-of-the-Art Review for Food Packaging Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:1626. [PMID: 35458376 PMCID: PMC9029979 DOI: 10.3390/polym14081626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
It is now well recognized that the production of petroleum-based packaging materials has created serious ecological problems for the environment due to their resistance to biodegradation. In this context, substantial research efforts have been made to promote the use of biodegradable films as sustainable alternatives to conventionally used packaging materials. Among several biopolymers, poly(lactide) (PLA) has found early application in the food industry thanks to its promising properties and is currently one of the most industrially produced bioplastics. However, more efforts are needed to enhance its performance and expand its applicability in this field, as packaging materials need to meet precise functional requirements such as suitable thermal, mechanical, and gas barrier properties. In particular, improving the mass transfer properties of materials to water vapor, oxygen, and/or carbon dioxide plays a very important role in maintaining food quality and safety, as the rate of typical food degradation reactions (i.e., oxidation, microbial development, and physical reactions) can be greatly reduced. Since most reviews dealing with the properties of PLA have mainly focused on strategies to improve its thermal and mechanical properties, this work aims to review relevant strategies to tailor the barrier properties of PLA-based materials, with the ultimate goal of providing a general guide for the design of PLA-based packaging materials with the desired mass transfer properties.
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- Stefania Marano
- Department of Science and Engineering of Matter, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (E.L.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Matter, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (E.L.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy;
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Matter, Environment and Urban Planning, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (E.L.); (P.S.)
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Htira T, Zid S, Zinet M, Espuche E. Finite Element Analysis of Gas Diffusion in Polymer Nanocomposite Systems Containing Rod-like Nanofillers. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13162615. [PMID: 34451155 PMCID: PMC8399843 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Polymer-based films with improved gas barrier properties are of great interest for a large range of applications, including packaging and coatings. The barrier effect is generally obtained via the addition of a sufficient amount of impermeable nanofillers within the polymer matrix. Due to their low environmental footprint, bio-based nanocomposites such as poly(lactic acid)-cellulose nanocrystal (PLA-CNC) nanocomposites seem to be an interesting alternative to synthetic-polymer-based nanocomposites. The morphology of such systems consists of the dispersion of impermeable rod-like fillers of finite length in a more permeable matrix. The aim of this work is to analyze, through finite element modeling (FEM), the diffusion behavior of 3D systems representative of PLA-CNC nanocomposites, allowing the determination of the nanocomposites' effective diffusivity. Parametric studies are carried out to evaluate the effects of various parameters, such as the filler volume fraction, aspect ratio, polydispersity, and agglomeration, on the improvement of the barrier properties. The role of the filler-matrix interfacial area (or interphase) is also investigated and is shown to be particularly critical to the overall barrier effect for highly diffusive interphases.
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Dai D, Huang Y, Sun L, Yeh J. Oxygen barrier properties of organic montmorillonite modified polyamide 11/Poly (vinyl alcohol) films. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Dan‐dan Dai
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Hubei University Wuhan China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Hubei University Wuhan China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Hubei University Wuhan China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Hubei University Wuhan China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA
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Sun L, Wang J, Mahmud S, Jiang Y, Zhu J, Liu X. New insight into the mechanism for the excellent gas properties of poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF): Role of furan ring’s polarity. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Singh VP, K.K. V, Sharma S, Kapur GS, Choudhary V. Polyethylene/sepiolite clay nanocomposites: Effect of clay content, compatibilizer polarity, and molar mass on viscoelastic and dynamic mechanical properties. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Vishwa Pratap Singh
- Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology; New Delhi 110016 India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Research & Development Centre, Sector 13; Faridabad Haryana 121007 India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Research & Development Centre, Sector 13; Faridabad Haryana 121007 India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Research & Development Centre, Sector 13; Faridabad Haryana 121007 India
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- Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology; New Delhi 110016 India
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Li X, Mao H, Liu Y, Nie M, Wang Q. Compatibilization of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane for polypropylene-titanium dioxide composites and effect of the processing temperature. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.44766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering; Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University; Chengdu 610065 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering; Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University; Chengdu 610065 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Marine Biological Resource Comprehensive Utilization, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration; Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering; Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University; Chengdu 610065 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering; Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University; Chengdu 610065 China
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Adewole JK. Transport properties of gases through integrally skinned asymmetric composite membranes prepared from date pit powder and polysulfone. J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Jimoh K. Adewole
- College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences; Center for Integrative Petroleum Research; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia
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Roberto Passador F, Collà Ruvolo-Filho A, Pessan LA. Structural, thermal, and gas transport properties of HDPE/LLDPE blend-based nanocomposites using a mixture of HDPE-g
-MA and LLDPE-g
-MA as compatibilizer. POLYM ENG SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.24305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Fabio Roberto Passador
- Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Federal University of São Carlos; São Carlos SP 13565-905 Brazil
- Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of São Paulo, São José dos Campos; SP Brazil
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Federal University of São Carlos; São Carlos SP 13565-905 Brazil
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Federal University of São Carlos; São Carlos SP 13565-905 Brazil
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Singh VP, Vimal KK, Kapur GS, Sharma S, Choudhary V. High-density polyethylene/halloysite nanocomposites: morphology and rheological behaviour under extensional and shear flow. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-016-0937-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pratap Singh V, Kapur GS, Shashikant S, Choudhary V. High-density polyethylene/needle-like sepiolite clay nanocomposites: effect of functionalized polymers on the dispersion of nanofiller, melt extensional and mechanical properties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08124j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Influence of molar mass and polarity of PE-g-MA on different properties [Morphological, Melt extensional, Mechanical and Thermal] of HDPE/sepiolite nanocomposites is reported.
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- Vishwa Pratap Singh
- Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi
- India 110016
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- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
- Research & Development Centre
- Faridabad
- India 121007
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- Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi
- India 110016
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Li Y, Lin Y, Nie M, Wang Q, Zhang X. New Insight into the Interfacial Enhancement of Polypropylene Glass Fiber Composites via a Compatibilizer: The Role of Injection Screw Temperature. J MACROMOL SCI B 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2015.1125064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Morel F, Espuche E, Bounor-Legaré V, Persynn O, Lacroix M. Impact of coated calcium carbonate nanofillers and annealing treatments on the microstructure and gas barrier properties of poly(lactide) based nanocomposite films. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Floriane Morel
- CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, 15 Bd. A. Latarjet, Université de Lyon; Université Lyon 1 69622 Villeurbanne France
- SOLVAY spécialités France; Route d'Arles 13129 Salin-de-Giraud France
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- CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, 15 Bd. A. Latarjet, Université de Lyon; Université Lyon 1 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, 15 Bd. A. Latarjet, Université de Lyon; Université Lyon 1 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- SOLVAY spécialités France; Route d'Arles 13129 Salin-de-Giraud France
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- SOLVAY S.A., SBU Advanced Functional Minerals; 310 rue de Ransbeek 1120 Bruxelles Belgium
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Structural characterization of high-density polyethylene nanocomposites: effect of compatibilizer type and high aspect ratio organoclay platelets. Polym Bull (Berl) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-014-1219-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Simon S, Alcouffe P, Espuche E. Hybrid films of polyetherimide containingin situgrown Ag, Pd, and AgPd alloy nanoparticles: Synthesis route, morphology, and gas transport properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Sandra Simon
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères; 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères; 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères; 69622 Villeurbanne France
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Effect of different metal in situ growing routes on the morphology and gas separation properties of polyetherimide/palladium nanocomposite asymmetric membranes. Sep Purif Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dal Pont K, Gérard JF, Espuche E. Microstructure and properties of styrene-butadiene rubber based nanocomposites prepared from an aminosilane modified synthetic lamellar nanofiller. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kevin Dal Pont
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1; CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères IMP@LYON1 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon; INSA Lyon, CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères IMP@INSA 69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1; CNRS, UMR5223, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères IMP@LYON1 69622 Villeurbanne France
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Passador FR, Ruvolo-Filho AC, Pessan LA. Effects of different compatibilizers on the rheological, thermomechanical, and morphological properties of HDPE/LLDPE blend-based nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/app.39265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fabio Roberto Passador
- Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Km 235, P.O. Box 676; São Carlos; SP; 13565-905; Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Km 235, P.O. Box 676; São Carlos; SP; 13565-905; Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Materials Engineering, Rodovia Washington Luís; Km 235, P.O. Box 676; São Carlos; SP; 13565-905; Brazil
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Takahashi J, Nakaya M, Matsui E, Hotta A. Improvement of gas barrier property of polyolefins by diamond-like carbon deposition and photografting polymerization. J Appl Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/app.38974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Morel F, Bounor-Legaré V, Espuche E, Persyn O, Lacroix M. Surface modification of calcium carbonate nanofillers by fluoro- and alkyl-alkoxysilane: Consequences on the morphology, thermal stability and gas barrier properties of polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites. Eur Polym J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Transport properties of natural gas through polyethylene nanocomposites at high temperature and pressure. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-011-9814-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Modification of α-ZrP nanofillers by amines of different chain length: Consequences on the morphology and mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber based nanocomposites. Eur Polym J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Santamaría P, Eguiazabal JI, Nazabal J. Dispersion and mechanical properties of a nanocomposite with an organoclay in an ionomer-compatibilized LDPE matrix. J Appl Polym Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/app.32877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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