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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Mechanical Properties of Polylactide Admixed with Carbon Nanotubes or Graphene Nanopowder.

Piotr Szatkowski, Leszek Czechowski, Jacek Gralewski, Martyna Szatkowska

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Piotr SzatkowskiFaculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0861-6195
Leszek CzechowskiDepartment of Strength of Materials, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4718-6215
Jacek GralewskiInstitute of Social Sciences and Management of Technologies, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
Martyna SzatkowskaFaculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to verify the material properties of polylactic acid (PLA) with an addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or graphene nanopowder (GNP). The pure polylactide and admixed polylactide samples were subjected to chemical-physical tests to determine their stiffness and strength parameters. The tensile and impact tests were performed on samples without UV (ultraviolet) treatment and after UV treatment, in a physiological saline solution. The investigations were composed of two stages. The first one was related to the examination of the properties of pure polylactide, denoted as the following: 3001D, 4032D, and 4043D. The second stage was based on an analysis of the properties of PLA 4032D with an admixture of GNP or CNTs, at 0.1 wt.% and 0.5 wt.%. By comparing the strength and the stiffness of pure samples with samples with the considered admixtures, an essential increase was not observed. However, it is stated that the presence of GNP and CNTs in the samples positively influenced the resistance of the materials to the ageing process.

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carbon nanotubesgrapheme nanopowdermechanical propertiespolylactic acid

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PMCPMC8539563

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