This paper presents a modification of biodegradable polymers with highly-disperse metals, for example Fe/FeO or Fe2O3 (Z), with nano-sized particles. During the course of the work, biodegradable polyethylene composites with the composition PE-276 + Z + starch (Z = 0.1% by wt, starch from 2.5 to 10% by wt) were produced. Studies were made of the rheological and deformation/strength characteristics of the composites produced. A regular relationship was identified between the rate and extent of biodegradation and the percentage starch content in the composites.
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BeslaneevaZ.L., SherievaM.L., MashukovN.I., ShustovG.B.Perspektivy sozdaniia bioaktivnykh polietilenovykh kompozitov na osnove krakhmala i ul'tradispersnykh metallicheskikh chastits [Prospects for the creation of bio-active polyethylene composites based on starch and ultra-disperse metal particles]. Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference “New Polymer Composite Materials”, Nal'chik, 2008, p. 78–81.
