PMID- 28787928
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Dec 30
TI  - Preparation and Characterization of Films Extruded of Polyethylene/Chitosan 
      Modified with Poly(lactic acid).
PG  - 137-148
LID - 10.3390/ma8010137 [doi]
AB  - The use of mixtures of synthetic and natural polymers is a potential option to 
      reduce the pollution by plastic waste. In this work, the method for the chemical 
      modification of chitosan with poly(lactic acid) was developed; then, the 
      preparation of films of blends of polyethylene and chitosan-poly(lactic acid) 
      produced by an extrusion method using polyethylene-graft maleic anhydride as a 
      compatibilizer. It was possible to obtain films with a maximum content of 20 wt% 
      and 30 wt%, chitosan, with and without compatibilizer, respectively. Scanning 
      electron microscope (SEM) analysis showed a homogeneous surface on all films. The 
      addition of the compatibilizer had a significant effect on the mechanical 
      properties of the films, such as an increase in Young's modulus and a decrease in 
      the elongation at break; additionally, the compatibilizer promotes thermal 
      degradation in a single step and gives the film a slight increase in thermal 
      resistance. These results are attributed to an improved interaction in the 
      interface of polyethylene and chitosan-poly(lactic acid), promoted by the 
      compatibilizer.
FAU - Quiroz-Castillo, Jesus Manuel
AU  - Quiroz-Castillo JM
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. quiroz51@hotmail.com.
AD  - Departamento de Ingenieria Ambiental Industrial, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83100 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. quiroz51@hotmail.com.
FAU - Rodriguez-Felix, Dora Evelia
AU  - Rodriguez-Felix DE
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. dorarguez@hotmail.com.
FAU - Grijalva-Monteverde, Heriberto
AU  - Grijalva-Monteverde H
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. hgrijalv@guaymas.uson.mx.
FAU - Lizarraga-Laborin, Lauren Lucero
AU  - Lizarraga-Laborin LL
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. lizlauren2@hotmail.com.
FAU - Castillo-Ortega, Maria Monica
AU  - Castillo-Ortega MM
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. monicac@guaymas.uson.mx.
FAU - Del Castillo-Castro, Teresa
AU  - Del Castillo-Castro T
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion en Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. terecat@polimeros.uson.mx.
FAU - Rodriguez-Felix, Francisco
AU  - Rodriguez-Felix F
AD  - Departamento de Investigacion y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, 
      C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. frodriguez@guayacan.uson.mx.
FAU - Herrera-Franco, Pedro Jesus
AU  - Herrera-Franco PJ
AD  - Unidad de Materiales, centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, C.P. 97200 
      Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. pherrera@cicy.mx.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20141230
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC5455231
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - chitosan
OT  - extrusion
OT  - maleic anhydride
OT  - poly(lactic acid)
OT  - polyethylene
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2014/12/30 00:00
MHDA- 2014/12/30 00:01
PMCR- 2014/12/30
CRDT- 2017/08/10 06:00
PHST- 2014/10/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/12/19 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/08/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/12/30 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/12/30 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/12/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma8010137 [pii]
AID - materials-08-00137 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma8010137 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2014 Dec 30;8(1):137-148. doi: 10.3390/ma8010137.