Book Edition:

- Susheel Kalia and Luc Avérous (Eds). BIOPOLYMERS: BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. John Wiley & Scrivener Pub. Pub Date: 07/2011. 642 p. ISBN: 978047063923

Articles - International Journals:

- Avérous L, Moro L, Dole P, Fringant C. (2000) “Properties of thermoplastics blends: starch-polycaprolactone.” Polymer. Vol. 41, N°11, pp 4157-4167. Abstract (PDF) >>Highly cited paper<<

- Avérous L, Fauconnier N., Moro L, Fringant C. (2000) “Blends of thermoplastic starch and polyesteramide: Processing and properties.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science. vol. 76, N°7, pp. 1117-1128. Abstract

- Avérous L., Fringant C. (2001) “Association between plasticized starch and polyesters: processing and performances of injected biodegradable systems.” Polym Eng. Sci., Vol. 41, N°5, pp. 727-734. Abstract

- Martin O., Avérous L. (2001). “Poly(lactic acid): plasticization and properties of biodegradable multiphase systems.” Polymer, vol 42, N° 14, pp. 6237-6247. Abstract >>Highly cited paper<<

- Avérous L., Fringant C., Moro L. (2001). “Starch-based biodegradable materials suitable for Thermoforming Packaging.” Starch/Starke, Vol. 53, N°8. pp. 368-371. Proof (Full-text)

- Avérous L., Fringant C., Moro L. (2001). “Plasticized starch-cellulose interactions in polysaccharide composites.” Polymer, Vol 42, N° 15, pp. 6571-6578. Abstract

- Martin O., Schwach E., Avérous L, Couturier Y. (2001). “Properties of Biodegradable Multilayer Films Based on Plasticized Wheat Starch.” Starch/Starke, vol.53, N°8. pp. 372-380. Abstract

- Martin O, Avérous L (2002). “Comprehensive experimental study of a starch/polyesteramide coextrusion.“ Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 86, N°10, pp. 2586-2600. Abstract

- Pouteau C., Dole P., Cathala B., Avérous L., Boquillon N. (2003) “Antioxidant properties of lignin in polypropylene”, Polymer Degradation and Stability. vol. 81, N°1, pp 9-18. Abstract

- Martin O, Avérous L, Della Valle G (2003). “Inline determination of plasticized wheat starch viscous behaviour: Impact of processing.” Carbohydrate Polymer. Vol. 53 N°2, pp. 169-182. Abstract

- Le Digabel F., Boquillon N., Dole P., Monties B., Averous L. (2004) “Properties of thermoplastic composites based on wheat straw lignocellulosic fillers”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. vol. 93 N°1 pp. 428-436. Abstract

- Avérous L., Boquillon N. (2004). “Biocomposites based on plasticized starch: thermal and mechanical behaviours”. Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 56 N°2 pp. 111-122. Abstract

- Avérous L (2004). “Biodegradable multiphase systems based on plasticized starch: a review.” Journal of Macromolecular Science—Part C, Polymer Reviews. vol. C4, N°3, pp. 231-274. Full-text (Zip/PDF)

- Schwach E., Averous L. (2004). “Starch-based biodegradable blends: morphology and interface properties”. Polymer International. Vol. 53 N°12 pp. 2115-2124. Abstract

- Dole P., Avérous L., Joly C., Della Valle G., Bliard C. (2005) “Evaluation of PE-starch multilayers: Processing and properties.”. Polym. Eng. Sci., vol. 45 N°2. pp. 217-224. Abstract

- Belard L., Dole P., Avérous L. (2005). « Current progress on biodegradable materials, based on plasticized starch ». Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 58, N°6, pp. 457–460. Abstract (PDF)

- Averous L., Le Digabel F. (2006)."Properties of biocomposites based on lignocellulosic fillers" Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 66, pp. 480-493. Proof (Fulltext)

- Le Digabel F., Avérous L., (2006). "Effects of lignin content on the properties of lignocellulose-based biocomposites" Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 66, pp. 537-545. Proof (Full-text)

- Chivrac F., Kadlecová Z., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2006). "Aromatic Copolyester-Based Nano-Biocomposites: Elaboration, Structural Characterization and Properties" Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 14 N°4, pp. 393-401. Proof (Full-text)

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2007). "Non-isothermal Crystallization Behavior of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Clay Nano-biocomposites" Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 45 N°13, pp. 1503-1510 Abstract (PDF)

- Averous L. (2007). "Cellulose-based biocomposites: comparison of different multiphasic systems" Composite Interfaces, Vol. 14, N° 7–9, pp. 787–805. Abstract-Proof (PDF)

- Hablot E., Bordes P., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2008) “Thermal and thermo-mechanical degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based multiphase systems” Polymer Degradation & Stability, Vol. 93, N°2, pp. 413-421. Abstract

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Schmutz, M., Avérous L. (2008) “New approach to elaborate exfoliated starch-based nano-biocomposites” Biomacromolecules, Vol. 9, N°3, pp. 896-900. Abstract-Proof.

- Pogodina N., Cerclé C., Avérous L., Thomann R., Bouquey M., Muller R. (2008) « Processing and Characterization of Biodegradable Polymer Nanocomposites. Detection of Dispersion State » Rheologica Acta, Vol. 47, N°5-6, pp. 543-553. Proof-Abstract

- Bordes P., Pollet E., Bourbigot S., Avérous L. (2008) « Structure and properties of PHA/clay nano-biocomposites prepared by melt intercalation » Macromolecular chemistry & physics, Vol. 209, N°14, pp. 1473-1484.

- Chivrac F., Gueguen O., Pollet E., Ahzi S., Makradi A., Avérous L. (2008) « Micromechanical Modeling and Characterization of the Effective Properties in Starch Based Nano-Biocomposites” Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 4, N°6, pp. 1707-1714.

- Hablot E., Zheng D., Bouquey M., Avérous L. (2008) "Polyurethanes based on Castor Oil: Kinetics, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties" Macromolecular Materials & Engineering. Vol. 293, N°11, pp. 922-929

- Schwach E., Six JL, Avérous L. (2008) “Biodegradable blends based on starch and poly(lactic acid): Comparison of different strategies and estimate of compatibilization.” Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 16, N°4, pp. 286-297.

- Bordes P., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2009) « Nano-biocomposites: Biodegradable polyester/nanoclay systems » Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 34, pp.125-155.

- Belard L., Dole P., Avérous L. (2009) “Study of pseudo-multilayer structures based on starch-polycaprolactone extruded blends” Polym. Eng. Sci., Vol. 49, N°6, pp. 1177-1186.

- Avérous L., Halley P.J. (2009) « Biocomposites based on plasticized starch. » Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining. Vol. 3, N°3, pp. 329-343.

- Bordes P., Hablot E., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2009) “Effect of clay organomodifiers on polyhydroxyalkanoates degradations” Polymer Degradation & Stability, Vol. 94, N°5, pp.789-796.

- Branciforti M.C., Custodio T.A., Guerrini L.M., Averous L., Bretas R.E.S. (2009) “Characterization of nano-structured poly(D,L-lactid acid) nonwoven mats obtained from different solutions by electrospinning”, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, Physics, Vol. 48, pp 1222–1240.

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2009) “Progress in Nano-Biocomposites Based on Polysaccharides and Nanoclays” Materials Science & Engineering R, Vol. 67, pp. 1-17

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2010) "Shear Induced Clay Organo-Modification: Application to Plasticized Starch Nano-biocomposites." Polymers for Advanced Technologies, DOI: 10.1002/pat.1468

- Chivrac F., Gueguen O., Pollet E, Averous L, Ahzi, S. and Belouettar S., (2010) “Micromechanically-based formulation of the cooperative model for the yield behavior of starch-based nano-biocomposites” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Vol. 10, pp. 2949–2955

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Dole P., Avérous L. (2010) “Starch-Based Nano-Biocomposites: Plasticizer Impact on the Montmorillonite Exfoliation Process” Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 79, pp. 941–947

- Chivrac F., Pollet E., Schmutz M., Avérous L. (2010) “Starch nano-biocomposites based on needle-like sepiolite clays” Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol 80, pp. 145-153

- Hablot E, Matadi R, Ahzi S, Avérous L. (2010) “Renewable biocomposites of dimer fatty acid-based polyamides with cellulose fibres: thermal, physical and mechanical properties”. Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 70, pp. 504–509

- Hablot E, Matadi R, Ahzi S, Vaudemond R, Ruch D, Avérous L. (2010) “Yield behaviour of renewable biococomposites of dimer fatty acid-based polyamides with cellulose fibres”. Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 70, pp. 525–529

- Halary J.L., Avérous L., Borredon M.E., Bourbigot S., Boutevin B., Bunel C., Caillol S., Commereuc S., Duquesne S., Lecamp L., Leibler L., Pollet E., Soulié-Ziakovic C., Tournilhac F., Vaca-Garcia C., Verney V. (2010). « Polymer materials and sustainable development / Matériaux polymères et développement durable ». Actualité Chimique,Vol. 338-339. pp. 41-53

- Martino V.P., Ruseckaite R.A., Jiménez A., Averous L. (2010) "Correlation Between Composition, Structure and Properties of Poly(lactic acid) - Polyadipate Based Nano-Biocomposites" Macromolecular Materials & Engineering, Vol. 295. N°6, pp. 551-558.

- Chivrac F., Angellier-Coussy H., Guillard V., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2010) "How does water diffuse in starch/montmorillonite nano-biocomposite materials?" Carbohydrate Polymers. Vol. 82. N°1 pp. 128–135.

- Hablot E., Donnio B., Bouquey M., Avérous L. (2010) « Dimer acid-based thermoplastic bio-polyamides: reaction kinetics, properties and structure ». Polymer. Vol. 51, N°25, pp. 5895-5902

- Epure V., Griffon M., Pollet E., Avérous L. (2011) "Structure and properties of glycerol plasticized chitosan obtained by mechanical kneading" Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 83 N°2 pp. 947-952

- Albuquerque M.G.E., Martino V., Pollet E., Avérous L., Reis M.A.M. (2011) «Mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from volatile fatty acid (VFA)-rich streams: Effect of substrate composition and feeding regime on PHA productivity, composition and properties » Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 151, N°1, pp. 66-76

- Matadi R., Hablot E., Wang K., Bahlouli N., Ahzi S., Avérous L. (2011) « High strain rate behaviour of renewable biocomposites based on dimer fatty acid polyamides and cellulose fibres » Composites Science and Technology. Vol. 71, pp. 674–68

- Escapa I. F., Morales V., Martino V. P.; Pollet E., Avérous L., García J. L., Prieto M. A. (2011) “Disruption of β-oxidation pathway in Pseudomonas putida KT2442 to produce new functionalized PHAs with thioester groups”, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 89, N° 5, pp. 1583-1598.

- Courgneau C., Domenek S., Guinault A., Averous L., Ducruet L. (2011) « Analysis of the structure-properties relationships of different multiphase systems based on plasticized PLA. ». Journal of Polymers and the Environment. Vol. 19, N° 2, pp. 362-371

- Hablot E., Tisserand A., Bouquey M., Avérous L. (2011) “Accelerated artificial ageing of new dimer fatty acid-based polyamides” Polymer Degradation and Stability. Vol. 96, pp. 1097-1103

- Avérous L., Pollet E. (2011) “Biorenewable Nanocomposites”, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 36, N°9, pp.703-710

- Martino V.P., Jiménez A., Ruseckaite R.A., Averous L. (2011) « Structure and properties of clay nano-biocomposites based on Poly(lactic acid) plasticized with polyadipates » Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Vol. 22, pp. 2206-2213

- Martino V. P.; Pollet E., Avérous L. (2011) “Novative biomaterials based on Chitosan and Poly(epsilon-caprolactone). Elaboration of porous structures”. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. Vol. 19, N°4, pp. 819-826

- Goes A. M., Carvalho S., Oréfice R.L., Avérous L., Custódio T.A., Pimenta J.G., De B. Souza M, Branciforti M.C., Bretas R.E.S. (2012) « Viabilidade celular de nanofibras de polímeros biodegradáveis e seus nanocompositos com argila montmorilonita. » Polímeros - Ciencia e Tecnologia. Vol. 22 pp. Under Press.

- Courgneau C., Domenek S., Leboss R., Guinault A., Averous L., Ducruet L. (2012). “Barrier properties of PLA-based systems after crystallization”. Polymer International. Vol. 61, pp. DOI: 10.1002/pi.3167

- Xie F., Halley P.J., Avérous L. (2012) “Rheology to understand and optimize processibility, structures and properties of starch polymeric materials " Progress in Polymer Science. Vol. 37, N°2, pp. DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.07.002.

- Corrêa M.C.S., Branciforti, M.C., Pollet, E., Agnelli, J.A.M., Nascente, P.A.P., Avérous, L (2012) “Elaboration and characterization of nano-biocomposites based on plasticized poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) with organo-modified montmorillonite” Journal of Polymers and the Environment. Vol. 20. DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0379-0.

- Bueno-Ferrer C., Hablot E., Perrin-Sarazin F., Garrigós M.C., Jiménez A., Averous L. (2012) “Structure and morphology of new bio-based thermoplastic polyurethanes obtained from dimer fatty acids" Macromolecular Materials & Engineering. DOI: 10.1002/mame.201100278.

 Books Chapters:

- Hablot E., Matadi R., Ahzi S., Avérous L. (2011) « Mechanical properties of dimer fatty acid-based polyamides biocomposites » dans « Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainable Composites » Eds. A. Jimenez & G. E. Zaikov, Nova Publishers, Chap. 3, pp. 51-65 (ISBN : 978-1-61209-520-2)

- Öztürk H., Pollet E., Hébraud A., Avérous L. (2011) « Lipase catalyzed synthesis of biopolyester and related clay-based nanohybrids » dans « Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainable Composites » Eds. A. Jimenez & G. E. Zaikov, Nova Publishers, Chap. 8, pp. 117-136 (ISBN : 978-1-61209-520-2)

- Xie F., Halley P.J., Avérous L. (2011) «  Bio-nanocomposites based on starch » dans « Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Future Perspectives » Ed. Vikas Mittal. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, Chap. 10, pp. 234-260 (ISBN : 978-0-19-958192-4).

- Avérous L. (2011) « Biocomposites based on Biodegradable Thermoplastic Polyester and Ligno-cellulose Fibers » dans « Cellulose Fibers: Bio- and Nano-Polymer Composites: Green Chemistry and Technology » Eds.: Kalia S., Kaith B. S., Kaur I. John Wiley & Sons. Chap. 17, pp. 453-478 (ISBN: 978-3-642-17369-1).

- Pollet E., Avérous L. (2011) « Production, chemistry and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates » dans « Films and coatings from renewable resources – An applications perspective » Ed. D. Plackett. John Wiley & Sons. Chap. 4, pp. 65-86 (ISBN: 978-0-470-68341-5)