Abstract
Various synthetic and natural biopolymers have been tested to develop nanocomposites by mixing with nanosized materials such as layered silicate nanoclays, nanosized metal and metallic oxides. Such nanocomposites exhibited increased mechanical and gas barrier properties and decreased water sensitivity with antimicrobial function. These improvements are generally attained at low nanoclay content (less than 5%) compared with that of conventional fillers (in the range of 10-50%).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Progress in Nanomaterials for Food Packaging |
| Publisher | Future Medicine Ltd. |
| Pages | 34-48 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781909453258 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781909453265 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Future Science Ltd.
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