Thermoplastic Starch Composites Filled With Isometric and Elongated TiO2-Based Nanoparticles

Biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS) composites with isometric titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2; diameter ~100 nm) and elongated titanate nanotubes (TiNT; diameter ~20 nm and aspect ratio >50) were prepared from wheat and tapioca starch. The preparation was based on our recently devel...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Ujcic, Martina Nevoralova, Jiri Dybal, Alexander Zhigunov, Jana Kredatusova, Sabina Krejcikova, Ivan Fortelny, Miroslav Slouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2019.00284/full