CONTROLLING THE WATER ABSORBENCY OF AGRICULTURAL BIOPOLYMERS

Authors
OTAIGBE JU
Citation
Ju. Otaigbe, CONTROLLING THE WATER ABSORBENCY OF AGRICULTURAL BIOPOLYMERS, Plastics engineering, 54(4), 1998, pp. 37
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical","Material Science
Journal title
Plastics engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00919578
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-9578(1998)54:4<37:CTWAOA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The use of biodegradable polymers made from renewable agricultural pro ducts, such as soy protein isolate, has been very limited because of t he tendency of these polymers to absorb moisture. The author describes a method for controlling this inherent water absorbency. Such an appr oach may lead to the production of new polymer composites, based on so y protein, having possible applications in medical/surgical devices an d food packaging.