Carbohydrate derived copoly(lactide) as the compatibilizer for bacterial cellulose reinforced polylactide nanocomposites
Carbohydrate derived copoly(lactide) as the compatibilizer for bacterial cellulose reinforced polylactide nanocomposites
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DOI:
10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003
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发表时间:
2012-09-17
影响因子:
9.1
通讯作者:
Bismarck, Alexander
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作者:
Lee, Koon-Yang;Tang, Min;Bismarck, Alexander
A novel, entirely bio-derived polylactide carbohydrate copolymer (RP1) is used as a compatibilizer, to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties. Contact angle measurements of RP1 droplets on single BC nanofibres proved that it has a higher affinity towards BC than PLLA RP1 has a comparable Young's modulus, but lower tensile strength, than PLLA. When RP1 was blended with PLLA at a concentration of 5 wt%, the tensile modulus and strength of the resulting polymer blend decreased from 4.08 GPa and 63.1, respectively, for PLLA to 3.75 GPa and 56.1 MPa. A composite of BC and PLLA (with 5 wt% RP1 and 5 wt% BC) has a higher Young's modulus and tensile strength, compared to either pure PLLA or PLLA-BC nanocomposites. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.