Photo‐Degradation of a Biopolyester Blend under UV‐C Rays. Issue 1 (21st August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Visco, Annamaria; Scolaro, Cristina; Bellhamdi, Hossem; Grasso, Antonio
• Editors: Lamanna, Giuseppe; Opran, Constantin G.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular symposia. Volume 404:Issue 1(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-08-21
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Congresses; Polymers -- Congresses; Polymerization -- Congresses; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/masy.202100330
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1360

Abstract

Abstract: Biopolyesters, pure and mixed with a compatibilizer, are exposed to UV‐C radiation in the interval 4–32 h. UV‐C rays act as germicides and antibacterial on biomedical materials. The mechanical and physical characterization tests have shown how all the materials, pure and mixed, undergo UV‐C photodegradation even if in a different way. The change in the structural order of the polymer, the embrittlement, and the change in the surface wettability of the water/blood is lower in the blend than in pure polymers. This is thanks to the cross‐linked structure of the mixture, which is more thermally stable, mechanically resistant, and more hydrophobic than the individual components.