• 文献标题:   Role of Graphene Oxide on the Mechanical Behaviour of Polycarbonate-Urethane/Graphene Oxide Composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MAESTRELLI LMD, OYAMA HTT, MUNOZ PAR, CESTARI IA, FECHINE GJM
  • 作者关键词:   poly carbonate urethane, graphene oxide, biomaterial, mechanical performance
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCHIBEROAMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1516-1439 EI 1980-5373
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2020-0586
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

A new generation of carbon-based materials such as graphene and graphene oxide (GO) have been widely studied due to their potential in a variety of applications including biomedical materials and devices. This work investigates the appropriate GO morphology and content to be used as a filler for a poly(carbonate urethane) (PCU) polymer in order to mechanical properties improvements. Two graphene oxides with different levels of oxidation and morphology were blended into a PCU matrix to obtain high mechanical performance and good flexibility. Nanocomposites of PCU and GO were produced with a filler content of 0.2 wt%, 0.4 wt%, and 2.0 wt%. Polymeric membranes were obtained using solvent evaporation and characterised by their thermal properties (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), thermo-mechanical (Dynamic-Mechanical Thermal Analysis), and mechanical test results (tensile). The results indicated that GO platelets tend to interact strongly with the hard segments (HS) of PCU chains due to the polar chemical similarity of GO and HS structures. Two mechanical behaviours were found for the PCU/GO-2 nanocomposites, at small and large deformations. Improvements in the Secant Modulus and values of stress until 350% of strain are observed for low filler content while high filler content is needed for improvements at break point (stress and strain). PCU/GO nanocomposites with high mechanical performance can be produced by adjusting the GO content and characteristics to reach different application possibilities.