Amphiphilic keratin from chicken feather fiber (CFF) and hydrophilic cellulose were incorporated as fillers into hydrophobic poly(lactic acid) (PLA) polymer blend. This study implemented ionic liquid (IL) of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIMCl) to dissolve the 1 wt % fillers. The composite films were compared with and without the addition of IL prepared from five sets of ratios of CFF to MCC using measuring mixers and compression molding. Thermal analysis showed that increase in CFF composition decreases the glass-transition temperature (T g ), and crystallization temperature (T c ) as well as increases the degree of crystallinity. PLA composite with the 70/30 ratio of CFF to MCC was found to be the optimum composition in obtaining considerably low T g and high crystallinity. BMIMCl enhanced the miscibility of the composites as observed in scanning electron microscope images and single T g . Apart from creating porous structure and lowering mechanical hardness, BMIMCl also decreased the thermal stability of the PLA composites.

Fiber-oriented film was prepared by electrospinning method using polyvinyl alcohol with stylbazol quaternized group (PVA-SbQ), and the formation behavior of polyiodine complex in fibers was investigated. From the UV-vis spectra and the Raman spectra, it was revealed that PVA-I � � was formed in the fiber orientated film after staining. It is presumed that in the fiber oriented film, the iodine complexes are aligned in one direction. It is considered that the polyiodine complex is inductively arranged with respect to the orientation of fibers, which contributes to the development of dichroism.