Journal
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 97, Issue 5, Pages 829-832Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.02.010
Keywords
Polylactide; PLA; Nano-graphite platelet; Mechanical properties; Loading concentration; Crystallisation
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Funding
- Australian Research Council (ARC) [DP1092717, DP110100262, LE100100215]
- Inha University
- Australian Research Council [LE100100215] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Nano-carbon fillers offer enhanced thermal and mechanical properties to biodegradable polymer matrices. In this work, we study extruded nano-graphite platelet (NGP) loaded polylactide (PLA) using thermal, mechanical, and microstructural analysis techniques. The influence of NGP loading on polymer crystallization, the Young's modulus, tensile strength, and crystallography of the polymer composite are determined. We establish the optimal NGP loading concentration beyond which agglomeration effects degrade crystalline and structural properties of PLA-NGP composites. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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