Modification of Polylactide Nonwovens with Carbon Nanotubes and Ladder Poly(silsesquioxane)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of PL-g-CNT
2.3. Synthesis of LPSQ-COOMe
2.4. Preparation of Nonwovens
2.5. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Code | Flow Rate (mL/min) | Voltage (kV) |
---|---|---|
PLLA | 0.065 | 20 |
PL-LPSQ5 | 0.065 | 20 |
PL-LPSQ10 | 0.065 | 20 |
PL-g-CNT | 0.065 | 18 |
PL-CNT | 0.052 | 18 |
PL-LPSQ5-CNT | 0.052 | 18 |
PL-LPSQ10-CNT | 0.052 | 18 |
Sample Code | Thickness (mm) | Surface Density (mg/cm²) | Average Fiber Diameter (µm) | Most Probable Fiber Diameter (µm) | WCA (°) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLLA | 0.84 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 2.7–2.9 | 155° ± 3 |
PL-CNT | 0.58 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.5–1.7 | 154° ± 4 |
PL-g-CNT | 0.68 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.1–1.3 | 156° ± 2 |
PL-LPSQ5 | 0.74 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.9–2.1 | 156° ± 2 |
PL-LPSQ5-CNT | 0.68 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.7–0.9 | 155° ± 4 |
PL-LPSQ10 | 0.75 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 1.9–2.1 | 156° ± 3 |
PL-LPSQ10-CNT | 0.68 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.2–1.4 | 156° ± 3 |
Sample Code | Tg (°C) | Tcc (°C) | Hcc (J/g) | Tm (°C) | Hm (J/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLLA | 59 | 97 | 34 (6) | 175 | 41 |
PL-CNT | 58 | 92 | 33 (4) | 175 | 39 |
PL-g-CNT | 58 | 87 | 36 (4) | 179 | 41 |
PL-LPSQ5 | 55 | 86 | 44 (4) | 174 | 48 |
PL-LPSQ5-CNT | 55 | 81 | 49 (2) | 173 | 51 |
PL-LPSQ10 | 52 | 82 | 48 (2) | 173 | 50 |
PL-LPSQ10-CNT | 53 | 81 | 50 (2) | 173 | 52 |
Sample Code | Maximum Stress (MPa) | Strain at Maximum Stress (%) |
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PLLA | 0.50 | 52 |
PL-CNT | 0.81 | 40 |
PL-g-CNT | 0.95 | 62 |
PL-LPSQ5 | 0.67 | 57 |
PL-LPSQ5-CNT | 1.09 | 52 |
PL-LPSQ10 | 0.95 | 53 |
PL-LPSQ10-CNT | 1.22 | 83 |
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Svyntkivska, M.; Makowski, T.; Piorkowska, E.; Brzezinski, M.; Herc, A.; Kowalewska, A. Modification of Polylactide Nonwovens with Carbon Nanotubes and Ladder Poly(silsesquioxane). Molecules 2021, 26, 1353. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051353
Svyntkivska M, Makowski T, Piorkowska E, Brzezinski M, Herc A, Kowalewska A. Modification of Polylactide Nonwovens with Carbon Nanotubes and Ladder Poly(silsesquioxane). Molecules. 2021; 26(5):1353. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051353
Chicago/Turabian StyleSvyntkivska, Mariia, Tomasz Makowski, Ewa Piorkowska, Marek Brzezinski, Agata Herc, and Anna Kowalewska. 2021. "Modification of Polylactide Nonwovens with Carbon Nanotubes and Ladder Poly(silsesquioxane)" Molecules 26, no. 5: 1353. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051353