High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic

James Ramontja; Suprakas Sinha Ray; Sreejarani K. Pillai; Adriaan S. Luyt

doi:10.1002/mame.200900197

High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic

James Ramontja, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Sreejarani K. Pillai, Adriaan S. Luyt

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Abstract

The inherent properties of poly(lactide), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, are concurrently improved by the incorporation of a small amount of surface functionalized carbon nanotubes. A new method has been used to functionalize the CNTs' outer surface with hexadecylamine. A composite of PLA with functionalized CNTs has been prepared by melt-extrusion. FT-IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, and optical microscopy are used to investigate the thermal and mechanical property improvement mechanism in f-CNTs containing PLA composite.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	839-846
Number of pages	8
Journal	Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
Volume	294
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.200900197
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemical Engineering
Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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