Comparing nanofillers in polylactide nanocomposites

Kontou, E; Niaounakis, M

dc.contributor.author	Kontou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Niaounakis, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:52:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:52:37Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0094243X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35955
dc.subject	Aggregation	en
dc.subject	Interphase	en
dc.subject	Models	en
dc.subject	Montmorillonite	en
dc.subject	Nanocomposites	en
dc.subject	Polylactide	en
dc.subject	Silica	en
dc.title	Comparing nanofillers in polylactide nanocomposites	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1063/1.3455547	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3455547	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The present study compares the effects of two different types of nanosized fillers (silica and montmorillonite) at three different weight fractions as well their mixtures on the thermomechanical properties of polylactide (PLA). The role of aggregation and interphase was investigated with several experimental techniques including DSC, WAXS, SEM and tensile measurements. The experimental results clearly suggest that silica and montmorilonite have different reinforcing and toughnening effects on PLA, while the combination of the two different nanofillers seems to have a detrimental effect on the total interphase volume of the material. Four micromechanics models (Mori-Tanaka, Chen, Taya-Chu and Odegard), describing the Young's modulus of the nanocomposites, were used to study the different matrix-nanofiller interactions. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.	en
heal.journalName	AIP Conference Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1063/1.3455547	en
dc.identifier.volume	1255	en
dc.identifier.spage	110	en
dc.identifier.epage	113	en