Author: C. Bastioli
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: polymers, biodegradable, handbook
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $198.00
ISBN-10: 1859573894
ISBN-13: 9781859573891

Biodegradable polymers are niche market materials finding focused applications, including agricultural applications such as mulch films, flowerpots and controlled-release fertilisers and packaging items such as carrier bags and food wrapping and containers. They have the potential to provide a solution to a range of environmental concerns: decreasing availability of landfill space, declining petrochemical sources, and also offer an alternative option to recycling. Rapra’s Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers is a complete guide to the subject of biodegradable polymers and is ideal

Author: G. Griffin
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: polymers, biodegradable, technology, chemistry
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 1993-12-31
List price: $329.00
ISBN-10: 0751400033
ISBN-13: 9780751400038

Biodegradable plastics were developed in response to the environmental problems of disposal caused by the very inertness and durability for which plastics themselves were designed. This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive summary of the detailed technical information available on the manufacture and use of biodegradable polymers.

Authors:Emo Chiellini, Roberto Solaro,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: plastics, polymers, biodegradable
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2003-10-31
List price: $225.00
ISBN-10: 0306478846
ISBN-13: 9780306478840

Proceedings of The 7th World Conference on Biodegradable Polymers & Plastics organized by the European Degradable Polymer Society in conjunction with the Bioenvironmental Polymer Society and the Biodegradale Plastics Society, under the auspices of ICS-UNIDO (Italy) and INSTM Consortium (Italy) and under the patronage of IUPAC - International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (USA) and Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio (Italy), held in Tirrenia (Pisa), Italy, on June 4-8, 2002. Synthetic and semi-synthetic polymeric materials were originally developed for their durab

Author: David K Platt
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: report, market, polymers, biodegradable
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2007-02-21
List price: $540.00
ISBN-10: 1859575196
ISBN-13: 9781859575192

Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future. Demand is being driven by a number of factors. The cost of biodegradable polymers has come down considerably over the last three years while at the same time standard thermoplastic prices have increased considerably. Now, some classes of biodegradable polymers are price competitive with polymers such as PET. The biodegradable polymers industry itself has established an agreed framework for testing and

Author: Long Yu
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: renewable, resources, composites, blends, polymer, biodegradable
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2008-10-24
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 0470146834
ISBN-13: 9780470146835

Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources provides a comprehensive, current overview of biopolymeric blends and composites and their applications in various industries. The book is organized according to the type of blend or composite. For each topic, the relationship between the structure of the blends/composites and their respective properties is explored, with particular focus on interface, compatibility, mechanical, and thermal properties. Real-life applications and potential markets are discussed. This is a premier reference for graduate students and researchers

Authors:George Foot Moore, S.M. Saunders,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: polymers, biodegradable, advances
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 1998-02-01
List price: $142.95
ISBN-10: 1859571182
ISBN-13: 9781859571187

Authors:Rui L. Reis, Julio San Román,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: regenerative, medicine, engineering, tissue, systems, biodegradable
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2004-06-15
List price: $194.95
ISBN-10: 0849319366
ISBN-13: 9780849319365

The most important materials in development for use in tissue engineering, replacement, and regeneration are based on polymers and on composites reinforced with bioactive ceramics. The first book to address the topic in an integrated manner, Biodegradable Materials in Tissue Engineering presents an extensive description of biodegradable polymers used in medicine and explores their design, development, and processing. The authors discuss the performance of biodegradable systems and the special requirements that should be taken into account when evaluating their biocompatibility. Included are se