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Mechanical property prediction of starch/polymer composites by molecular dynamics simulation

Yao-Chun Wang,a   Shin-Pon Ju,*b   Chien-Chia Chen,b   Hsin-Tsung Chen*c  and  Jin-Yuan Hsieh*d  

* Corresponding authors

a Daxin Materials Corporation, Taichung 40763, Taiwan
E-mail: ray.wang@daxinmat.com

b Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
E-mail: jushin-pon@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

c Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli 32023, Taiwan
E-mail: htchen@cycu.edu.tw

d Department of Mechanical Engineering, Minghsin Institute of Technology, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
E-mail: Jyhsieh@must.edu.tw

Abstract

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was used to investigate the mechanical properties of several starch composites. The copolymer materials blended with the starch include amylose/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH), amylose/poly(caprolactone) (PCL), amylose/poly(butylenesuccinate) (PBS), amylopectin/PVOH, amylopectin/PCL, and amylopectin/PBS). The starch was mixed with each of these copolymers at different weight fractions. The degree of crystallinity of each starch composite was observed using the corresponding X-ray diffraction (XRD) profile.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA46213G
Article type
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Submitted
29 Oct 2013
Accepted
11 Feb 2014
First published
14 Feb 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 11475-11480

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Mechanical property prediction of starch/polymer composites by molecular dynamics simulation

Y. Wang, S. Ju, C. Chen, H. Chen and J. Hsieh, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11475 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA46213G

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