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Cover Image, Volume 134, Issue 40
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.45518
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , composite number , composite material , materials science , ternary operation , graphene , rheology , volume (thermodynamics) , polymer science , computer science , nanotechnology , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , programming language
To understand how the morphology and structure of the blend composites are related to the final properties, this work reports a comparative study on the effect of graphite (G) and graphene oxide (GO) dispersions on the thermal, mechanical, rheological properties of biodegradable polylactide‐poly(ecaprolactone) blend composites. A significant improvement in the elongation at break (43.8%), with well‐balance of modulus and strength characteristics, is observed for the G‐filled (0.25 wt %) blend composite. The GO‐filled (0.05 wt %) ternary composite shows a strong (ç19°C) improvement in the thermal stability. The cover presents the freeze‐fractured surface morphology of 0.05 wt % G‐filled blend composite. (DOI: 10.1002/app.45373 ).