Largely reinforced polyurethane via simultaneous incorporation of poly(lactic acid) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Issue 39 (2nd May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Yan; Xiu, Hao; Dai, Jia; Bai, Hongwei; Zhang, Qin; Fu, Qiang
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 5:Issue 39(2015)
• Page Start: 30912
• Page End: 30919
• Publication Date: 2015-05-02
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra05115k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgjjgxc850" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />In this study, we simultaneously introduced both poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into the polyurethane (PU) matrix <italic>via</italic> melt blending, to achieve balanced mechanical properties and good conductivity.</p> </abstract>