Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Composites from Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) and Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC)

By Aji P. Mathew, Kristiina Oksman, M. Sain. 2005

833 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Biomaterials

1. A. Dufresne
2. Kristiina Oksman
3. J. Bras
4. Aji P. Mathew
5. W. Hamad
6. Chuanwei Miao
7. Daniel P. Bondeson
8. Siqun Wang

In Polymers and Plastics

1. A. Dufresne
2. Aji P. Mathew
3. J. Bras
4. Azman Hassan
5. A. Yussuf
6. I. Massoumi
7. Kristiina Oksman
8. W. Hamad

Citations in the corpus

• Manufacturing process of cellulose whiskers/polylactic acid nanocomposites (2006, methodology): “However, when using commercially available MCC the surface is not modified and therefore MCC exists as aggregates which are difficult to separate during the extrusion process [23].”
• Properties of thermoplastic starch from cassava bagasse and cassava starch and their blends with poly (lactic acid) (2012, background): “PLA composites containing wood flour (25%) had 91% of the tensile strength of neat PLA and higher strength compared to composites made with microcrystalline cellulose (Mathew et al., 2005).”
• Key Improvements in Interfacial Adhesion and Dispersion of Fibers/Fillers in Polymer Matrix Composites; Focus on PLA Matrix Composites (2021, methodology): “For example [60],studied the mechanical properties of biodegradable composites from polylactic acid (PLA) and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) using wood pulp and wood flour as reference materials.”
• Effect of Matrix–Particle Interfacial Adhesion on the Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Wood-Flour Micro-Composites (2009, background): “PLA composites incorporating a range of cellulosic fibers have been reported, and include the use of flax [8], sisal [9], bamboo [10], short abaca [11], jute [12], lyocell [13], paper and pulp [14, 15], and microcrystalline cellulose [ 16 ].”
• Effects of modifications of bamboo cellulose fibers on the improved mechanical properties of cellulose reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites (2014, background): “Different kinds of cellulose fillers were reported to make different contributions to enhancing mechanical and thermal properties of PLA, but bad dispersion of cellulose fibers would nullify the good performance of reinforcing fillers [23,24].”
• Polypropylene–microcrystalline cellulose composites with enhanced compatibility and properties (2009, background): “Polymer composites with enhanced properties and versatility have lead to their application in many industries and applications, including automotive, aerospace, construction, furniture and packaging [1–3].”