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ArticlePolymers2020

Mechanical and Antimicrobial Polyethylene Composites with CaO Nanoparticles.

Cristián Silva, Felipe Bobillier, Daniel Canales, Francesca Antonella Sepúlveda, Alejandro Cament, Nicolás Amigo, Lina M Rivas, María T Ulloa, Pablo Reyes, J Andrés Ortiz and 3 more

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Cristián SilvaGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.
Felipe BobillierGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.
Daniel CanalesGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.
Francesca Antonella SepúlvedaGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-5135-8123
Alejandro CamentGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.
Nicolás AmigoGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.
Lina M RivasGenomics and Resistant Microbes (GeRM) Group, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
María T UlloaPrograma de Microbiología y Micología, ICBM-Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, dirección, Avenida Independencia 1027, Comuna Independencia, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Pablo ReyesCentro de Excelencia en Nanotecnología (CEN) Chile, Av. Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla 310, 701-D, Las Condes, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
J Andrés OrtizGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-3142-9470
Tatiana GómezTheoretical and Computational Chemistry Center, Institute of Applied Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Avenida Pedro de Valdivia 425, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Carlos LoyoGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4177-2958
Paula A ZapataGrupo Polímeros, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 8320096, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-3361-6226

Funding

Corporación de Fomento de la Producción Grant No. 13CEI2-21839Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico Postdoctorado 3200296Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico Project 1170226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-density polyethylene composites containing different sizes of calcium oxide (CaO) nanoparticles were obtained by melt mixing. The CaO nanoparticles were synthesized by either the sol-gel or sonication methods, obtaining two different sizes: ca. 55 nm and 25 nm. These nanoparticles were used either as-synthesized or were modified organically on the surface with oleic acid (Mod-CaO), at concentrations of 3, 5, and 10 wt% in the polymer. The Mod-CaO nanoparticles of 25 nm can act as nucleating agents, increasing the polymer's crystallinity. The Young's Modulus increased with the Mod-CaO nanoparticles, rendering higher reinforcement effects with an increase as high as 36%. The reduction in

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biocidal activityCaO nanoparticlesion release (Ca2+)mechanical propertiesnanocompositepolyethylene matrix

Identifiers

PMID32961957
PMCPMC7570308

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