Scalable Manufacturing Process and Multifunctional Performance of Cotton Fibre-Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) Bio-Composites Coated by Graphene Oxide.

Yilin He, Shuying Wu, Anthony Chun Yin Yuen, Feng Huang, Cyrille Boyer, Chun H Wang, Jin Zhang

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Yilin HeSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Shuying WuSchool of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.

Anthony Chun Yin YuenSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1433-447X

Feng HuangSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Cyrille BoyerSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Chun H WangSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Jin ZhangSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4257-8148

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Abstract

Natural fibre biopolymer composites with both fibres and matrix being derived from biomaterials are increasingly used in demanding applications, such as sensing, packaging, building, and transport, and require good electrical, thermal, and flame retardant properties. Herein, an investigation of the effectiveness of functionalising nonwoven cotton/poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fibre mats with graphene oxide nanosheets has been reported by using a facile dip-coating method followed by thermal reduction for enhancing the electric, thermal, and abrasion-resistance properties. The manufacturing processes for preparing biocomposites and introducing functionality are readily scalable. Experimental results reveal that with the addition of less than 0.5 wt% graphene nanoplatelets, the biocomposites showed significant improvements in abrasion resistance, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and diffusivity. Furthermore, the composite shows excellent piezo-resistivity to act as strain sensors with a gauge factor of 2.59 at strains up to 1%.

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biocompositecompression mouldingmicrostructural analysisphysical properties

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PMID36235892

DOI10.3390/polym14193946

PMCPMC9573032

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