Preparation of poly(L-lactide) blends and biodegradation by lentzea waywayandensis

dc.contributor.author	Nimisha R Nair
dc.contributor.author	Nampoothiri, K M
dc.contributor.author	Pandey, A
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-24T05:57:58Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-24T05:57:58Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Biotechnology Letters 34:2031-2035;2012	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/370
dc.description.abstract	As a biodegradable polyester, polylactide (PLA) has applications as a packaging material, in biomedical fields and tissue engineering. With the dual aim of improving its properties and biodegradability, PLA was blended with other polymers such as gum arabic, thermoplastic starch, microcrystalline cellulose,polyethylene glycol and polyhydroxy butyrate in 1:1 (w/w) by melt-blending technique. The thermal properties of the blends were compared with that of unblended PLA by thermo-gravimetric analysis. Biodegradation using Lentzeawaywayandensiswasin the order of PLA–gum arabic[PLA–thermoplastic starch[PLA (virgin)[PLA–microcrystalline cellulose[PLA– polyethylene glycol[PLA–polyhydroxy butyrate. Weight loss of 99 % (w/w) was noted within 4 days for PLA–thermoplastic starch and PLA-gum arabic blends	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.subject	Biodegradation	en_US
dc.subject	Gelatin	en_US
dc.subject	Lentzea waywayandensis	en_US
dc.subject	Poly (L-lactide) blends	en_US
dc.subject	Thermo-gravimetry	en_US
dc.title	Preparation of poly(L-lactide) blends and biodegradation by lentzea waywayandensis	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US