• 文献标题:   Preparation of polymer nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties using hybrid of graphene and partially wrapped multi-wall carbon nanotube as nanofiller
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YOU J, CAO JYQ, CHEN SC, WANG YZ
  • 作者关键词:   carbon nanotube, graphene, pyrene endcapped poly pdioxanone blockpolyethylene glycol triblock copolymer, hybrid nanofiller, nanocomposite
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1001-8417 EI 1878-5964
  • 通讯作者地址:   Sichuan Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.039
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Triblock copolymer of poly(p-dioxanone) and polyethylene glycol end-capped with pyrene moieties ((Py-PPDO)(2)-b-PEG) was synthesized and used as modifier for multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Nano-aggregates ((Py-PPDO)(2)-b-PEG@MWCNTs) with shish-kebab like partially wrapped morphology and very good stability were obtained by incorporating the copolymer with MWCNTs. The bare MWCNT sections of (Py-PPDO)(2)-b-PEG@MWCNTs were able to induce pi-pi interactions with graphene (GE) and resulted in a novel GE/(Py-PPDO)(2)-b-PEG@MWCNTs hybrid. The dispersity of GE in solution or polymer matrix was therefore greatly improved. The PCL nanocomposite films using GE/(Py-PPDO)(2)-bPEG@MWCNTs as hybrid nanofiller exhibited obviously improved mechanical properties especially at very low hybrid nanofiller content. The influence of the nanofiller content and feed ratio of GE/MWCNTs on the mechanical properties of composites films was evaluated. When the feed ratio of GE to MWCNTs is 2:8 and the total loading of nanofiller is only 0.01 wt%, the tensile strength of the composite film increased by 163% and the elongation at break increased by 17% compared to those of neat PCL. These results can be attributed to fine dispersion of the nanofillers in PCL matrix and the hybrid interactions between GE and MWCNTs. Therefore, this work provides a novel method for preparing polymer nanocomposites with high mechanical performance and low nanofiller loading. (C) 2016 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.