Abstract
Starch is a promising bio-based material to replace synthetics in a number of applications. The production of starch-based fibers has been actively pursued in the patent literature. This article reviews patents on starch fiber technology, including fiber spinning from amylose, thermoplastic starch compositions, and non-thermoplastic starch compositions. Some new fiber spinning techniques, e.g. electrospinning and rotary jet spinning, employed for spinning starch fibers are also presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 210-219 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Food Science
- Agronomy and Crop Science