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A chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposite film reinforced with natural halloysite nanotubes

Author(s) -

Huang Dajian,

Wang Wenbo,

Kang Yuru,

Wang Aiqin

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

polymer composites

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1548-0569

pISSN - 0272-8397

DOI - 10.1002/pc.22302

Subject(s) - nanocomposite , materials science , vinyl alcohol , halloysite , ultimate tensile strength , thermal stability , composite material , casting , chitosan , polymer , elongation , chemical engineering , engineering

Biodegradable polymer/clay nanocomposites have attracted tremendous attentions because of their excellent properties and ecofriendly advantages. In this article, a series of nanocomposite films were prepared by introducing of halloysite nanotubes (HTs) into chitosan (CS)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) matrix using the solution casting method, and the effect of HT as nanofillers on the properties of polymer/HT nanocomposites was explored. The results indicated that the tensile strength of CS/PVA/HT3 and elongation at break of CS/PVA/HT2 sharply increased by 39.72% and 26.14% in comparison with the pure CS/PVA film, respectively. The water resistance and thermal stability of polymer/HT nanocomposites were also improved compared with the pure CS/PVA film, but the optical property of the nanocomposite films was not affected by introducing HT into the CS/PVA matrix. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers

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