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Mechanical Reinforcement in Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Fiber Incorporated with Dopamine Reduced Graphene Oxide

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MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 15, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15155095

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graphene oxide; polydopamine; PA6; composite fiber; reinforce; Young's modulus

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The functionalization and reduction of graphene oxide (GO) using polydopamine (PDA) allows for the uniform dispersion and strong interfacial bonding of modified graphene nanosheets in nylon 6 (PA6). The resulting reinforced PA6 composite fibers exhibited improved mechanical properties, crystallinity, and thermal stability compared to pure nylon 6 fibers.
The emergence of graphene-based polymer composite fibers provides a new opportunity to study the high-performance and functional chemical fibers. In this work, we have developed an efficient and convenient method with polydopamine (PDA) to functionalize and reduce graphene oxide (GO) simultaneously, and the modified graphene nanosheets can obtain uniform dispersion and strong interfacial bonding in nylon 6 (PA6). Furthermore, the reinforced PA6 composite fibers were prepared through mixing PDA-rGO into the PA6 polymer matrix and then melt spinning. The functional modification was characterized by surface analysis and structural testing including SEM, TEM, FTIR, and Raman. When the addition amount of the modified GO was 0.15 wt%, the tensile strength and Young's modulus of the composite fiber reached 310.4 MPa and 462.3 MPa, respectively. The results showed a meaningful reinforcement with an effect compared to the pure nylon 6 fiber. Moreover, the composite fiber also exhibited an improved crystallinity and thermal stability, as measured by DSC and TGA.

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