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Assessment of mechanical performance, thermal stability and water resistance of novel conductive poly(lactic acid)/modified natural rubber blends with low loading of polyaniline
Author(s) -
Shahdan Dalila,
Chen Ruey S,
Ahmad Sahrim,
Zailan Farrah D,
Mat Ali Adilah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5613
Subject(s) - polyaniline , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , ultimate tensile strength , thermal stability , natural rubber , composite material , polymer blend , scanning electron microscope , thermogravimetry , chemical engineering , polymer , polymer chemistry , copolymer , physics , engineering , polymerization , thermodynamics
Biodegradable conductive poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/liquid natural rubber (LNR)/polyaniline (PANI) blends with low loading of PANI were prepared via a melt‐blending technique assisted by ultrasonic treatment which possessed enhanced electrical conductivity and mechanical, thermal and physical properties.