Novel Layer-by-Layer Procedure for Making Nylon-6 Nanofiber Reinforced High Strength, Tough, and Transparent Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites
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- 作者：Shaohua Jiang ; Gaigai Duan ; Haoqing Hou ; Andreas Greiner ; Seema Agarwal
- 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：August 22, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：4
- 期：8
- 页码：4366-4372
- 全文大小：507K
- 年卷期：v.4,no.8(August 22, 2012)
- ISSN：1944-8252
文摘
We highlight a novel composite fabrication method based on solution casting, electrospinning, and film stacking for preparing highly transparent nylon-6 nanofiber reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite films. The procedure is simple and can be extended to the other thermoplastics. The morphology of fiber/matrix interface and the properties of composite films were also investigated. The method led to a significant reinforcement in mechanical properties of TPU like tensile strength, E modulus, strain, and toughness just using very small amounts of nylon fibers (about 0.4鈥?.7 wt %; 150鈥?00 nm diameter). The enhanced mechanical properties were achieved without sacrificing optical properties like transparency of TPU.