Novamont S.p.a.

Ministero Dell'universita E Della Ricerca Scientifica E Tecnologica

Sanitaria Scaligera Spa

Gian Domenico Cella

Gabriele Perego

Catia Bastioli

Giovanni Floridi

Vittorio Bellotti

Tiziana Milizia

Maurizio Tosin

Luciano Del Giudice

Andrea Scaffidi Lallaro

Sandro Montino

Andrea Gardano

Alessandro Zuccato

Lallaro Andrea Scaffidi

The present invention provides polymeric compositions containing thermoplastic starch and a thermoplastic polymer incompatible with starch, in which the starch constitutes the dispersed phase and the thermoplastic polymer constitutes the continuous phase, selected: A) from compositions comprising an agent with an interfacial effect selected from esters of polyols with mono- or polycarboxylic acids with dissociation constants within certain limits, the esters having specific values of the hydrophilic/lipophilic balance index HLB or being amongst the non-ionic surfactants which are soluble in water but cannot significantly be extracted by water from the compositions which contain them; B) from compositions wherein the thermoplastic polymer is an aliphatic or aliphatic-aromatic copolyester wherein the ratio (R) between the average viscometric molecular weight and the melt index is greater than 25,000 and C) from compositions wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polyester-amides, polyester-esters, polyester-ether-amides, polyester-urethanes and polyester-ureas and wherein the compositions are obtained by extrusion of the component maintaining a water content during the mixing stage from 1 to 5% by weight.

Biodegradable polymeric compositions comprising starch and a thermoplastic polymer

A method for increasing the molecular weight of aliphatic polyester resins from dicarboxylic aliphatic acids having 2-22 carbon atoms, or from hydroxy-acids having 2-22 carbon atoms, in which the solid resin is brought into contact with a chain extender preferably chosen from the organic disocyaciates.

Method for increasing the molecular weight of polyester resins

Process of surface activation of biocompatible and bioabsorbable

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