Emerging biodegradable materials: starch- and protein-based bio-nanocomposites

By Ruixiang Zhao, P. Torley, P. Halley. 2008

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Effect of Addition of Halloysite Nanoclay and SiO2 Nanoparticles on Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Bovine Gelatin Films (2012, background): “…like nanosilver, nanoclay, titanium dioxide, and silicon dioxide into food packaging materials is reported to exhibit improved mechanical, barrier, thermal, and physicochemical properties compared to the pure polymers or conventional composites (Bharadwaj 2001; Chau et al. 2007; Zhao et al. 2008).”
Preparation and characterization of bio-nanocomposite films based on soy protein isolate and montmorillonite using melt extrusion (2010, background): “The bio-nanocomposites consist of a biopolymer matrix reinforced with particles (nanoparticles) having at least one dimension in the nanometer range (1–100 nm) and exhibit much improved properties due to high aspect ratio and high surface area of nanoparticles (Ray and Bousmina, 2005; Rhim and Ng, 2”
Starch-based completely biodegradable polymer materials (2009, background): “The requirements for food packaging include reducing the food losses, keeping food fresh, enhancing organoleptic characteristics of food such as appearance, odor, and flavor, and providing food safety [60].”