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Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 20
Author(s) -
Calderaro Mayara Pollyane,
Pinheiro Ivanei Ferreira,
Holanda Saboya Souza Diego,
Clepf Pagotto Carolina,
Morales Ana Rita
Publication year - 2021
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.50626
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , montmorillonite , agglomerate , materials science , sepiolite , dispersion (optics) , composite material , transmission electron microscopy , morphology (biology) , mica , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , optics , raw material , physics , organic chemistry , biology , genetics , engineering
The image of Transmission Electron Microscopy Micrographs by Mayara Pollyane Calderaro and colleagues shows the morphology of nanobiocomposites: PBAT/hybrid nanofiller‐montmorilonitte, sepiolite, and nanoTiO2. The nanocomposites with isolated nanoclays present tactoids and some agglomerates, while good dispersion of the nanoTiO2 particle is observed in the polymeric matrix. The hybrid nanocomposites show synergism on mechanical and barrier properties due to the dispersion of nanofillers, mainly for the montmorillonite that presented intercalated and exfoliated structures. Doi: 10.1002/app.50414