RT Journal Article
T1 Synergistic effect of combined nanoparticles to elaborate exfoliated egg-white protein-based nanobiocomposites
A1 Diañez Amores, Isabel
A1 Martinez García, Inmaculada
A1 Partal López, Pedro
AB Efficient dispersion of nanoclays in biopolymer matrices is a key problem in nanobiocomposite development. A particular challenge is the homogeneous dispersion of layered silicates, termed exfoliation in biopolymer matrices as opposed to agglomeration and intercalation of such filler materials, since inhomogeneous nanobiocomposites often have unsatisfying properties. This work reports the successful elaboration of egg white protein/montmorillonite clay nanobiocomposites obtained by thermomechanical processing. A synergistic effect of combined natural (MMT-Na) and organomodified (OMMT) nanoparticles has been observed to elaborate exfoliated egg-white protein-based nanobiocomposites. Tensile tests performed on the obtained nanobiocomposites showed that exfoliated nanobiocomposites display enhanced mechanical properties compared to those of the intercalated nanobiocomposites and neat matrix. These results clearly highlight the great interest in using combined nanoclays to obtain protein-based nanobiocomposites with improved properties
PB Elsevier
SN 1359-8368
SN 1879-1069 (electrónico)
YR 2015
FD 2015-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25295
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25295
LA eng
NO Diañez, I., Martínez, I., & Partal, P. (2016). Synergistic effect of combined nanoparticles to elaborate exfoliated egg-white protein-based nanobiocomposites. In Composites Part B: Engineering (Vol. 88, pp. 36–43). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.10.034
NO This work is part of a research project sponsored by “Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad” (Ref. MAT2011-29275-C02-01). The authors gratefully acknowledge its financial support.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026