Starch Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites

The development and production of biodegradable starch-based materials has attracted more and more attention in recent years due to the depletion in the world’s oil resources and the growing interest in easing the environmental burden from petrochemically derived polymers. Furthermore, the unique microstructures of different starches can be used as an outstanding model system to illustrate the conceptual approach to understanding the relationship between the structures and properties in polymers.