Influence of nano-graphite platelet concentration on onset of crystalline degradation in polylactide composites
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posted on 2024-11-23, 08:07 authored by Esmaeil Narimissa, Rahul Gupta, Madhu BhaskaranMadhu Bhaskaran, Sharath SriramSharath SriramNano-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.
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Journal
Polymer Degradation and StabilityVolume
97Issue
5Start page
829End page
832Total pages
4Publisher
ElsevierPlace published
United KingdomLanguage
EnglishCopyright
© 2012 Elsevier Ltd.Notes
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Polymer Degradation and Stability . Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, VOL 97, ISSUE 5, (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.02.010Former Identifier
2006032477Esploro creation date
2020-06-22Fedora creation date
2012-05-18Open access
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