• 文献标题:   Transcrystallization at the surface of graphene-modified chitosan fibers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU MX, HE R, YANG J, ZHAO W, ZHOU CR
  • 作者关键词:   natural fiber, interface/interphase, optical microscopy, thermal propertie
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS DAPPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0022-3727 EI 1361-6463
  • 通讯作者地址:   Jinan Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1088/0022-3727/49/26/265305
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Incompatibility between hydrophilic chitosan (CS) fiber and hydrophobic polymer matrices leads to unsatisfactory properties of the composites. The crystallization of polymer on the fiber surface is a promising way to increase interfacial interactions. Here, we coated CS fiber surfaces with graphene oxide via electrostatic self-assembly to improve interfacial interactions between the polymer and the CS fiber. Structures of the CS fiber before and after graphene coating were characterized by various methods. The formation of a polypropylene (PP) transcrystalline (TC) layer on the CS fiber surface was investigated. It is suggested that at low crystallization temperatures the fiber induced TC phase forms faster than at high temperature. There exist alpha and beta crystal of PP in the TC phase formation process as demonstrated by x-ray diffraction. The polarized light optical microscope results demonstrate that graphene coated CS fiber can also enhance the TC phase nucleation ability of poly(L-lactide).