title: Water proof and strength retention properties of thermoplastic starch based biocomposites modified with glutaraldehyde.
abstract: Water proof and strength retention properties of thermoplastic starch (TPS) resins were successfully improved by reacting glutaraldehyde (GA) with starch molecules during their gelatinization processes. Tensile strength (σf) values of initial and aged TPS100BC0.02GAx and (TPS100BC0.02GAx)75PLA25 specimens improved significantly to a maximal value as GA contents approached an optimal value, while their moisture content and elongation at break values reduced to a minimal value, respectively, as GA contents approached the optimal value. The σf retention values of (TPS100BC0.02GA0.5)75PLA25 specimen aged for 56 days are more than 50 times higher than those of corresponding aged TPS and TPS100BC0.02 specimens, respectively. New melting endotherms and diffraction peaks of VH-type starch crystals were found on DSC thermograms and WAXD patterns of aged TPS or TPS100BC0.02 specimens, respectively, while negligible retrogradation effect was found for most aged TPS100BC0.02GAx and/or (TPS100BC0.02GAx)75PLA25 specimens.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China; Department of Materials Engineering, Kun Shan University, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate School of Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: jyeh@mail.ntust.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Jen-taut
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Ya-Zhou
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chuen-kai
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005615:Freezing; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D013213:Starch / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D013213:Starch; D005976:Glutaral
keywords: Strength retention; Thermoplastic starch; Water proof