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ArticleACS omega2020

Graphene Oxide-Induced Interfacial Transcrystallization of Single-Fiber Milkweed/Polycaprolactone/Polyvinylchloride Composites.

Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Pascal Carrière, Adam Duong, Sonil Nanda

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Phuong Nguyen-TriDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, University du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivieres G9A 5H7, Québec, Canada.
Pascal CarrièreLaboratoire des Matériaux, Polymères, Interfaces et Environnement Marin (MAPIEM), Université de Toulon, La Garde 83130 France.
Adam DuongDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, University du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivieres G9A 5H7, Québec, Canada.
Sonil NandaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 5A9, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières · CAUniversité de Toulon · FRUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the interfacial crystallization is crucial for semi-crystalline polymer/natural fiber composites because it links to the final properties. This work reports, for the first time, the interfacial crystallization of a miscible blend between polycaprolactone (PCL) and polyvinylchloride (PVC) with milkweed fibers. We have first described the morphology of the fibers and the chemical composition of waxes covered on its surface. Our findings show that the transcrystallization (TC) layer of PCL/PVC could appear at the interface by simply coating with a layer of graphene oxide (GO) on the milkweed fiber. In our study, atomic force microscopy-infrared spectroscopy analysis shows that the crystallinity of the blends is higher at the vicinity of the interface compared to that in the bulk. The kinetic of the interfacial crystallization in terms of spherulite morphology and crystal growth rates at the nanoscale is examined. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were used to analyze the prepared GO and evaluate its relationship with the interfacial crystallization behavior of the blends.

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PMID32923801
PMCPMC7482230
OpenAlexW3082806360

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