@article{Lee:2012:10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003, author = {Lee, K and Tang, M and Williams, CK and Bismarck, A}, doi = {10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003}, journal = {Composites Science and Technology}, pages = {1646--1650}, title = {Carbohydrate derived copoly(lactide) as the compatibilizer for bacterial cellulose reinforced polylactide nanocomposites}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003}, volume = {72}, year = {2012} }
TY - JOUR AB - A novel, entirely bio-derived polylactide carbohydrate copolymer (RP1) is used as a compatibilizer, to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties. Contact angle measurements of RP1 droplets on single BC nanofibres proved that it has a higher affinity towards BC than PLLA. RP1 has a comparable Young’s modulus, but lower tensile strength, than PLLA. When RP1 was blended with PLLA at a concentration of 5 wt%, the tensile modulus and strength of the resulting polymer blend decreased from 4.08 GPa and 63.1, respectively, for PLLA to 3.75 GPa and 56.1 MPa. A composite of BC and PLLA (with 5 wt% RP1 and 5 wt% BC) has a higher Young’s modulus and tensile strength, compared to either pure PLLA or PLLA–BC nanocomposites. AU - Lee,K AU - Tang,M AU - Williams,CK AU - Bismarck,A DO - 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003 EP - 1650 PY - 2012/// SN - 0266-3538 SP - 1646 TI - Carbohydrate derived copoly(lactide) as the compatibilizer for bacterial cellulose reinforced polylactide nanocomposites T2 - Composites Science and Technology UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.07.003 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353812002631 VL - 72 ER -
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