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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 12/2016
Author(s) -
Song Yixuan,
Tzeng Ping,
Grunlan Jaime C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201670048
Subject(s) - polypropylene , materials science , polymer , coating , cover (algebra) , degradation (telecommunications) , polymer science , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering
Front Cover: Multilayer thin films deposited from water can impart a high oxygen barrier to polypropylene film. A 226 nm polymer‐clay coating improves the barrier of 17.8 μm thick polypropylene by 30 times, rivaling most inorganic barrier coatings. This coated polypropylene meets the criteria for food packaging applications. The cover image depicts the ability to protect bananas from oxidative degradation using this technology. Further details can be found in the article by Y. Song, P. Tzeng, and J. C. Grunlan* on page 963.