Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
Carbohydr Polym. 2015 Dec 10;134:784-98. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.08.034. Epub 2015 Aug 18.
Recent advancements in material science and technology made it obvious that use of renewable feed stock is the need of hour. Polymer industry steadily moved to get rid of its dependence on non-renewable resources. Starch, the second largest occurring biomass (renewable) on this planet provides a cheap and eco-friendly way to form huge variety of materials on blending with other biodegradable polymers. Specific structural versatility design for individual application and tailor-made properties have established the polyurethane (PU) as an important and popular class of synthetic biodegradable polymers. Blending of starch with polyurethane is relatively a developing area in PU chemistry but with lot of attraction for researchers. Herein, various starch based polyurethane materials including blends, grafts, copolymers, composites and nano-composites, as well as the prospects and latest developments are discussed. Additionally, an overview of starch based polymeric materials, including their potential applications are presented.
近年来，材料科学和技术的进步表明，使用可再生原料是当前的迫切需求。聚合物工业正稳步努力摆脱对不可再生资源的依赖。淀粉是地球上第二大生物质（可再生），它为与其他可生物降解聚合物混合形成各种材料提供了一种廉价且环保的方法。针对特定应用的特定结构多功能性设计和定制特性使聚氨酯（PU）成为一类重要且受欢迎的合成可生物降解聚合物。淀粉与聚氨酯的共混是聚氨酯化学中一个相对新兴的领域，但对研究人员具有很大的吸引力。本文讨论了各种基于淀粉的聚氨酯材料，包括共混物、接枝物、共聚物、复合材料和纳米复合材料，以及前景和最新发展。此外，还介绍了基于淀粉的聚合物材料的概述，包括它们的潜在应用。
