Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 4, Issue 8, Pages 4366-4372Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am3010225
Keywords
electrospinning; nanocomposites; mechanical properties; transparency; nanofibers
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We highlight a novel composite fabrication method based on solution casting, electrospinning, and film stacking for preparing highly transparent nylon-6 nanofiber reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite films. The procedure is simple and can be extended to the other thermoplastics. The morphology of fiber/matrix interface and the properties of composite films were also investigated. The method led to a significant reinforcement in mechanical properties of TPU like tensile strength, E modulus, strain, and toughness just using very small amounts of nylon fibers (about 0.4-1.7 wt %; 150-300 nm diameter). The enhanced mechanical properties were achieved without sacrificing optical properties like transparency of TPU.
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