Mechanical properties and degradation studies of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) 50:50/graphene oxide nanocomposite films

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Joo Park ◽  
Eun Jeong Yu ◽  
Won-Ki Lee ◽  
Chang-Sik Ha
Author(s):  
Nguyen Tuong Vy ◽  
Nguyen Thi Khoi Pham ◽  
Lam Quoc Ha

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is well-known in the packaging industry, especially in the food and medical fields with the ability to be completely biodegradable and easily soluble in cold water therefore products made from it are the environmentally friendly materials. However, the disadvantages of this polymer as quick dissolubility in water, poor moisture retention, weak mechanical properties reduce its applications. In this study, PVA, reinforced by “green” components at the nanometer-level such as nanocellulose fibers (CNF), graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets showed improvements in properties. Mechanical properties of all of nanocomposite films showed improvements in stress at break and modulus. Especially, reinforced GO and CNF films increased almost doubled and improved more 40% in modulus than the pure PVA film and films reinforced by only GO or CNF. When immersed in water (neutral pH) at room temperature, graphene oxide-reinforced films not only had effective improvements in swelling time but also supported to decrease water retension of film added CNF. The combined reinforcement also indicated a benefit in reducing the rate of water vapor loss of the film as well as the efficiency in declining the moisture absorption of the nanocomposite films. The PVA films reinforced by nanocellulose fibers and graphene oxide sheets overcomed some of the PVA's shortcomings. This helped expanding its applications in the field of environmentally friendly nanocomposite films.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (39) ◽  
pp. 15659-15672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Majdoub ◽  
Younes Essamlali ◽  
Othmane Amadine ◽  
Ikram Ganetri ◽  
Mohamed Zahouily

The present study focuses on the design of new nanocomposite films using bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) as a polymer matrix and long chain amine functionalized reduced graphene oxide (G-ODA) as a nanofiller.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (49) ◽  
pp. 28876-28885
Author(s):  
Zhimin Ying ◽  
Xiao Ying Lin ◽  
Cong Du ◽  
Si Yu Zheng ◽  
Zi Liang Wu ◽  
...  

Nanocomposite films fabricated by blade-coating possess anisotropic mechanical properties and multi-responsiveness to external stimuli, affording potential applications as sensors and actuators.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (43) ◽  
pp. 29201-29209 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Sharma ◽  
J. Prakash ◽  
P. K. Pujari

The effects of the molecular dispersion of graphene oxide on (A) the crystallinity of PVA–GO nanocomposite films and (B) nanohole size distribution in the amorphous region of PVA–GO nanocomposite films.


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