Blending polylactic acid with polyhydroxybutyrate: The effect on thermal, mechanical, and biodegradation properties

M Zhang, NL Thomas - Advances in Polymer Technology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Blends of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) at a number of different
PLA/PHB weight ratios (100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75, 0/100) have been prepared by melt …

Biopolymer blends of polyhydroxybutyrate and polylactic acid reinforced with cellulose nanofibrils

D Aydemir, DJ Gardner - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) was used in an effort to enhance the mechanical properties
of poly (hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) and the blends were reinforced with cellulose nanofibrils …

A study of morphological, thermal, rheological and barrier properties of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate)/polylactide blends prepared by melt mixing

I Zembouai, M Kaci, S Bruzaud, A Benhamida… - Polymer Testing, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper aims to study blend properties of biodegradable polymers of poly (3-
hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) and polylactide (PLA) prepared by melt …

Polyester based nerve guidance conduit design

D Yucel, GT Kose, V Hasirci - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Nerve conduits containing highly aligned architecture that mimics native tissues are
essential for efficient regeneration of nerve injuries. In this study, a biodegradable nerve …

Preparation and biodegradation of clay composites of PLA

E Nieddu, L Mazzucco, P Gentile, T Benko… - Reactive and Functional …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Perspective applications of nanocomposites in biomedical applications are
investigated in this work by producing intercalated dispersions of clays into a biodegradable …

Blends of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) with Fruit Pulp Biowaste Derived Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) …

B Meléndez-Rodríguez, S Torres-Giner, MAM Reis… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present study, a new poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-
hydroxyhexanoate)[P (3HB-co-3HV-co-3HHx)] terpolyester with approximately 68 mol% of 3 …

Antimicrobial efficacy of a new antibiotic-loaded poly (hydroxybutyric-co-hydroxyvaleric acid) controlled release system

S Rossi, AO Azghani, A Omri - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Failure of orthopaedic devices, mainly femoral hip replacements, due to infection
is of increasing medical importance. There is a need for improved antibiotic delivery systems …

Plasma surface treatments of poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA) and poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV)

BMP Ferreira, LMP Pinheiro, PAP Nascente… - Materials Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The surfaces of poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA) and poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)(
PHBV) were modified by oxygen and nitrogen plasma treatments. The physical and …

Polyhydroxybutyrate/polylactic acid blends: An alternative feedstock for 3D printed bone scaffold model

J Surisaeng, W Kanabenja… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this research, we developed 3D printing filaments from polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/poly
(lactic acid)(PLA) blends to further its use in a fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing …

Poly(para‐dioxanone) and poly(L‐lactic acid) blends: thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties

APT Pezzin, GORA Van Ekenstein… - Journal of applied …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Blends of two semicrystalline polymers, poly (l‐lactic acid)(PLLA) and poly‐p‐dioxanone
(PPD) have been prepared by solvent casting in different compositions. Thermal …