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Polylactic Acid-Based Nanocomposites: An Important Class of Biodegradable Composites

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Green Biopolymers and their Nanocomposites

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This chapter discusses the different classes of polylactic acid-based nanocomposites, their structure-property relationships and their wide range of potential applications in the various fields such as biomedical, food packaging, automobiles, agriculture and renewable sources.

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Ameer Ali, M., Shanavas, A. (2019). Polylactic Acid-Based Nanocomposites: An Important Class of Biodegradable Composites. In: Gnanasekaran, D. (eds) Green Biopolymers and their Nanocomposites. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8063-1_9

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