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Vertically aligned multi-layered structures to enhance mechanical properties of chitosan–carbon nanotube films

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Pure chitosan and carbon nanotube (CNT)/chitosan nanocomposite films were fabricated via a sublimation-drying process at −196 °C, during which polymeric repulsion generates unique pores with multi-layered structures. The films were then transformed into multi-layered and vertically aligned multi-layered (VAM) structures by compression. Due to the cross-linking between layers, the films prepared at −196 °C showed significantly better mechanical properties than the films prepared at −78 and −20 °C. Furthermore, a peculiar phenomenon was observed in that pure chitosan which exhibited better mechanical properties than the nanocomposites. To explain these results, we suggest a model in which the VAM structure supports more load than the CNT fillers.

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This research was co-supported by (1) the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2010-0025175), (2) a grant from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea, (3) the Civil & Military Technology Cooperation Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (No. 2013M3C1A9055407).

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    1. Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

      Minju Oh, Jieun Park & Jaebeom Lee

    2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Information Science and Instrument Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

      Fangfang Sun

    3. Powder & Ceramics Department, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, 66, Sangnam-dong, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-831, Republic of Korea

      Hee-Ryung Cha & Junggoo Lee

    4. POSCO Technical Research Laboratories, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon-si, 406-840, Republic of Korea

      Moojin Kim

    5. Center for Resources Information & Management, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 322 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-918, Republic of Korea

      Kyoung-Bo Kim

    6. Department of NanoEnergy Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

      Soo Hyung Kim & Dongyun Lee

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    Oh, M., Sun, F., Cha, HR. et al. Vertically aligned multi-layered structures to enhance mechanical properties of chitosan–carbon nanotube films. J Mater Sci 50, 2587–2593 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8826-2

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