@article{Abbasi_Nezhad_Moradi_Moradi_Ahmadi_Homafar_2024, title={Enzymatic degradation of Poly (ε-Caprolactone) and Starch blends bontaining SiO2 nanoparticle by Amyloglucosidase and α-Amylase}, volume={5}, url={https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-nano-dimension/article/enzymatic-degradation-of-poly-%ce%b5-caprolactone-and-starch-blends-bontaining-sio2-nanoparticle-by-amyloglucosidase-and-%ce%b1-amylase/}, DOI={10.7508/ijnd.2014.06.006}, abstractNote={The aims of the study were to investigate the effect of poly(ε -caprolactone) (PCL) and nano- SiO2 within the thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends on the rate and extent of starch enzymatic hydrolysis using enzymes α-amylase and amyloglucosidase. The results of this study have revealed that blends with nano-SiO2 content at 6 wt% exhibited a significantly reduced rate and extent of starch hydrolysis. The results suggest that this may have been attributed to interactions between starch and nano- SiO2 that further prevented enzymatic attack on the remaining starch phases within the blend. The total solids that remained after 6000 min were 52 wt. % (TPS: PCL); 59 wt.% (TPS: PCL: 2% nano-SiO2}, number={6}, journal={International Journal of Nano Dimension (Int. J. Nano Dimens.)}, publisher={OICC Press}, author={Abbasi, Z. and Nezhad, E. Rezaee and Moradi, V. and Moradi, F. and Ahmadi, O. and Homafar, A.}, year={2024}, month={Feb.}, keywords={Nanocomposites, Polymer composites, Biodegradable polymers, Water resistance, Reducing sugars} }