Effects of Inorganic Fillers on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid)

Addition of filler to polylactic acid (PLA) may affect its crystallization behavior and mechanical properties. The effects of talc and hydroxyapatite (HA) on the thermal and mechanical properties of two types of PLA (one amorphous and one semicrystalline) have been investigated. The composites were...

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Vydané v:International Journal of Polymer Science Ročník 2014; číslo 2; s. 129 - 136
Hlavní autori: Yang, Mingshu, Chow, Laurence C., Wang, Tongxin, Liu, Xingxun, Mitchell, James W.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
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Colleges & universities
Crystallinity
Crystallization
Differential scanning calorimetry
Fillers
Hydroxyapatite
Mechanical properties
Methods
Molecular weight
Phase transitions
Polyesters
Polylactic acid
Scanning electron microscopy
Talcs
Tensile strength
Thermal properties
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ISSN:1687-9422, 1687-9430
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Shrnutí:Addition of filler to polylactic acid (PLA) may affect its crystallization behavior and mechanical properties. The effects of talc and hydroxyapatite (HA) on the thermal and mechanical properties of two types of PLA (one amorphous and one semicrystalline) have been investigated. The composites were prepared by melt blending followed by injection molding. The molecular weight, morphology, mechanical properties, and thermal properties have been characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), scanning electron microscope (SEM), instron tensile tester, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It was found that the melting blending led to homogeneous distribution of the inorganic filler within the PLA matrix but decreased the molecular weight of PLA. Regarding the filler, addition of talc increased the crystallinity of PLA, but HA decreased the crystallinity of PLA. The tensile strength of the composites depended on the crystallinity of PLA and the interfacial properties between PLA and the filler, but both talc and HA filler increased the toughness of PLA.
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ISSN:1687-9422
1687-9430
DOI:10.1155/2014/827028