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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary L Loomis, Morris Township, NJ (US);
Michael J Izbicki, Madison, NJ (US);
Anthony Flammino, Chester, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Novon International, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525 57 ; 525 56 ; 523128 ;
Abstract
Biodegradable thermoplastic polymer blend compositions are presented in which a first polymer and a second polymer are intimately associated together in a uniform, substantially homogeneous blend. The second polymer of the composition acts to facilitate biodegradation of the composition, and of shaped articles manufactured therefrom, at a rate which is enhanced over that of the most slowly biodegrading individual polymer component of the composition. The composition may further comprise a polysaccharide component, such as a starch component like destructurized starch.