Browsing Faculté des arts et des sciences – Département de chimie by Subject "UV-aging"

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  • Eumelanin for nature-inspired UV-absorption enhancement of plastics 

    Di Mauro, Eduardo; Camaggi, Matteo; Vandooren, Nils; Bayard, Caleb; De Angelis, Jordan; Pezzella, Alessandro; Baloukas, Bill; Silverwood, Richard; Ajj, Abdellah; Pellerin, Christian; Santato, Clara (Wiley, 2019-02-06)
    In the human body, the black-brown biopigment eumelanin blocks the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In the plastics industry, additives are often added to polymers to increase their UV-absorption properties. We herein report an assessment of the ...

  • Smart packaging in the sustainability challenge : eumelanin as a UV-absorption enhancer of polymers 

    Di Mauro, Eduardo; Li, Xinda; Pellerin, Christian; Cicoira, Fabio; Santato, Clara (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-09-19)
    The black-brown biopigment eumelanin screens the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the human skin. In industry, the absorption of plastics in the UV range is improved by the inclusion of additives. Our work reports an evaluation of the biopigment ...