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Enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of poly(l-lactide) nanocomposites assisted by polydopamine-coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes

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Herein, a facile and noncovalent modification for multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) is adopted by the self-polymerization of dopamine (DOPA). And, the polydopamine-coated MWNTs (D-MWNTs) were further incorporated into poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) matrix through the solvent-casting method. It is found that the D-MWNTs tend to be well dispersed in PLLA matrix than the pristine MWNTs and the D-MWNTs that can act as heterogeneous nucleators that evidently affect the morphology and crystallization behavior of PLLA. In addition, the significant improvement of dispersion and the interface interaction of PLLA/D-MWNTs, via dopamine coating between the MWNTs and PLLA matrix, results in enhanced mechanical and thermal properties and electrical conductivity. This facile methodology is believed to afford broad application potential in carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based polymer nanocomposites.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (21072221, 21172252). Supports from Dr. Shen Yan, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (100190, Beijing, China) for electrical conductivity test are also appreciated.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Hongfang Wang, Cong Wu, Xu Liu & Rui Song

  2. Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China

    Jing Sun

  3. CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Guangmei Xia

  4. Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Wei Huang

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Wang, H., Wu, C., Liu, X. et al. Enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of poly(l-lactide) nanocomposites assisted by polydopamine-coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Colloid Polym Sci 292, 2949–2957 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-014-3350-5

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