Study of Chitosan and PLA based biodegradable composite substrate for flexible electronic devices

Abstract

Plastic products such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene newline(PE) are currently the most widely used synthetic polymers for the fabrication of newlinesubstrate for electronic device applications, packaging and in many more applications. newlineThese polymers have good mechanical performance, low cost, and good barrier newlineproperties, but their non-biodegradable nature limits their application for future newlineprospective. These materials persist in the environment for a very long time and are newlineresponsible for many environmental problems such as health problems, land degradation, newlinewaste management, groundwater contamination, etc. During the past few years, newlineresearchers have received funding from various private investors and government newlineagencies for the development of novel materials from natural resources. Biopolymers newlinesuch as cellulose, chitosan, starch, and organic material such as agriculture crop or waste, newlinewood, and grass represent an important source of renewable material. These materials newlinehave been undergoing intensive research for the sustainable development of society... newline