Ramontja, JRay, SSKesavan Pillai, SreejaraniLuyt, AS2011-11-302011-11-302009-12Ramontja, J., Ray, S.S. et al. 2009. High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Vol 294(12), pp 839-8461438-7492http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mame.200900197/abstracthttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/5350Copyright: 2009 Wiley vch verlag Berlin. This is an ABSTRACT ONLYThe inherent properties of poly(lactide), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, are concurrently improved by the incorporation of a small amount of surface functionalized carbon nanotubes. A new method has been used to functionalize the CNTs’ outer surface with hexadecylamine. A composite of PLA with functionalized CNTs has been prepared by melt-extrusion. FT-IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, and optical microscopy are used to investigate the thermal and mechanical property improvement mechanism in f-CNTs containing PLA composite.enCarbon nanotubeReinforced bioplasticMacromolecular materialsPolymerEngineeringArticleRamontja, J., Ray, S., Kesavan Pillai, S., & Luyt, A. (2009). High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5350Ramontja, J, SS Ray, Sreejarani Kesavan Pillai, and AS Luyt "High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5350Ramontja J, Ray S, Kesavan Pillai S, Luyt A. High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5350.TY - Article AU - Ramontja, J AU - Ray, SS AU - Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani AU - Luyt, AS AB - The inherent properties of poly(lactide), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, are concurrently improved by the incorporation of a small amount of surface functionalized carbon nanotubes. A new method has been used to functionalize the CNTs’ outer surface with hexadecylamine. A composite of PLA with functionalized CNTs has been prepared by melt-extrusion. FT-IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, and optical microscopy are used to investigate the thermal and mechanical property improvement mechanism in f-CNTs containing PLA composite. DA - 2009-12 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Carbon nanotube KW - Reinforced bioplastic KW - Macromolecular materials KW - Polymer KW - Engineering LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 1438-7492 T1 - High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic TI - High-performance carbon nanotube-reinforced bioplastic UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5350 ER -