Biopolyester-based systems containing naturally occurring compounds with enhanced thermo-oxidative stability
Biopolyester-based systems containing naturally occurring compounds with enhanced thermo-oxidative stability
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DOI:
10.5301/jabfm.5000322
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发表时间:
2016-10-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Dintcheva, Nadka Tzankova
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作者:
Arrigo, Rossella;Morici, Elisabetta;Dintcheva, Nadka Tzankova
Background: This work presents a sustainable approach for the stabilization of polylactic acid (PLA) against thermooxidative aging.Methods: Naturally occurring phenolic and polyphenolic compounds, such as ferulic acid (FerAc), vanillic acid (VanAc), quercetin (Querc) and vitamin E (VitE), were introduced into PLA.Results: The preliminary characterization of the systems formulated containing different amounts of natural stabilizers showed that all compounds used acted as plasticizers, leading to a decrease in rheological functions with respect to neat PLA, without significantly modifying the crystallinity of the raw material. The study of the thermo-oxidative behavior of neat PLA and PLA/natural compound systems, performed by spectrometric and thermal analyses, indicated that all stabilizers considered were able to exert a remarkable antioxidant action against thermo-oxidative phenomena.Conclusions: All natural compounds considered are thus proposed as ecofriendly stabilizers, to get fully bio-based polymer systems with enhanced thermo-oxidative stability, suitable for biomedical applications.