Biodegradable film. IV. Printability study on biodegradable film

Autor: Rabindranath Ghosh, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Tirthankar Jana, Sukumar Maiti
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 79:1273-1277
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4628(20010214)79:7<1273::aid-app150>3.0.co;2-l
Popis: A starch-based biodegradable (BD) low density polyethylene (LDPE) film can be directly printable without any corona treatment, unlike virgin LDPE film. Such a film shows poor adhesion and nail scratch resistance of the ink on the printed area of the film. In order to increase the adhesion and nail scratch resistance of the ink on the printed BD film, grafting of acrylonitrile onto the BD film is carried out. The polyacrylonitrile grafted BD film shows better adhesion, nail scratch resistance, and printability. The printability of the polyacrylonitrile grafted BD film is comparable to the conventional corona treated LDPE film. The extent of printability is a function of the surface smoothness, as well as the optimum percentage of grafting on the biodegradable film. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 79: 1273–1277, 2001
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