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Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends

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dc.contributor.author Agwuncha, SC
dc.contributor.author Ray, SS
dc.contributor.author Jayaramudu, J
dc.contributor.author Khoathan, C
dc.contributor.author Sadiku, R
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-27T08:37:55Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-27T08:37:55Z
dc.date.issued 2015-01
dc.identifier.citation Agwuncha, S.C. Ray, S.S. Jayaramudu, J. Khoathan, C. and Sadiku, R. 2015. Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 300(1), 31-47 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1438-7492
dc.identifier.uri http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mame.201400212/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8574
dc.description Copyright: 2016 Wiley. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 300(1), 31-47 en_US
dc.description.abstract Blends of polylactide (PLA) and poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) were melt-processed with boehmite (BAI) nanoparticles to produce ternary biocomposites with the intent of broadening the potential applications of PLA. The mechanical properties of the prepared composites exhibited remarkable improvement in the elongation-at-break of between 60 and 430% for increasing loadings of PCL and BAI in the blends. Furthermore, the melting temperatures of PLA and PCL were observed to shift approximately 2 degrees C toward each other in the composites, an indication of improved compatibility. This partial compatibility was also observed from the electron microscopy images, which also revealed a good dispersion of PCL in the PLA. The composite with balanced properties was found to be consisting of 70 wt% PLA, 30 wt% PCL, and 4 wt% BAI. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Wiley en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;16397
dc.subject Biodegradable en_US
dc.subject Boehmite en_US
dc.subject Composites en_US
dc.subject Thermal and rheological properties en_US
dc.title Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Agwuncha, S., Ray, S., Jayaramudu, J., Khoathan, C., & Sadiku, R. (2015). Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8574 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Agwuncha, SC, SS Ray, J Jayaramudu, C Khoathan, and R Sadiku "Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8574 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Agwuncha S, Ray S, Jayaramudu J, Khoathan C, Sadiku R. Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8574. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Agwuncha, SC AU - Ray, SS AU - Jayaramudu, J AU - Khoathan, C AU - Sadiku, R AB - Blends of polylactide (PLA) and poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) were melt-processed with boehmite (BAI) nanoparticles to produce ternary biocomposites with the intent of broadening the potential applications of PLA. The mechanical properties of the prepared composites exhibited remarkable improvement in the elongation-at-break of between 60 and 430% for increasing loadings of PCL and BAI in the blends. Furthermore, the melting temperatures of PLA and PCL were observed to shift approximately 2 degrees C toward each other in the composites, an indication of improved compatibility. This partial compatibility was also observed from the electron microscopy images, which also revealed a good dispersion of PCL in the PLA. The composite with balanced properties was found to be consisting of 70 wt% PLA, 30 wt% PCL, and 4 wt% BAI. DA - 2015-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Biodegradable KW - Boehmite KW - Composites KW - Thermal and rheological properties LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 1438-7492 T1 - Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends TI - Influence of boehmite nanoparticle loading on the mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide/ poly(e-caprolactone) blends UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8574 ER - en_ZA


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