Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment
Surface morphology and bulk structure of polylactide (PLA) modified with halloysite nanotubes (HNT) treated with N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) (EBS) and untreated, as well as reference materials – PLA, EBS, and a blend of PLA with EBS, were examined. HNT is known to improve PLA properties, including...
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| author | M. Pluta J. Bojda T. Makowski E. Piorkowska M. Murariu L. Bonnaud P. Dubois |
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| description | Surface morphology and bulk structure of polylactide (PLA) modified with halloysite nanotubes (HNT) treated with N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) (EBS) and untreated, as well as reference materials – PLA, EBS, and a blend of PLA with EBS, were examined. HNT is known to improve PLA properties, including mechanical and barrier properties. The materials were cold crystallized and tested using DSC, TGA, PLM, SALS, SEM, AFM. The additives affected nucleation and crystallization of PLA, but did not influence crystallinity, which was of approx. 37–40 %. In bulk, PLA crystallized in the form of spherulites in all materials. However, on surfaces of EBS-containing materials, a thin EBS layer with domain morphology was found. The EBS layer induced epitaxial crystallization of PLA in the form of parallel stacks of edge-on lamellae, the phenomenon reported for this polymer pair for the first time. It was observed in PLA with EBS modified HNT and in the PLA blend with EBS. Moreover, the EBS layers imparted hydrophobicity to the EBS-containing materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f89d7f71164a42b2a830e8aa304bb5cf2025-08-20T03:57:55ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2020-12-0114121155116810.3144/expresspolymlett.2020.94Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatmentM. PlutaJ. BojdaT. MakowskiE. PiorkowskaM. MurariuL. BonnaudP. DuboisSurface morphology and bulk structure of polylactide (PLA) modified with halloysite nanotubes (HNT) treated with N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) (EBS) and untreated, as well as reference materials – PLA, EBS, and a blend of PLA with EBS, were examined. HNT is known to improve PLA properties, including mechanical and barrier properties. The materials were cold crystallized and tested using DSC, TGA, PLM, SALS, SEM, AFM. The additives affected nucleation and crystallization of PLA, but did not influence crystallinity, which was of approx. 37–40 %. In bulk, PLA crystallized in the form of spherulites in all materials. However, on surfaces of EBS-containing materials, a thin EBS layer with domain morphology was found. The EBS layer induced epitaxial crystallization of PLA in the form of parallel stacks of edge-on lamellae, the phenomenon reported for this polymer pair for the first time. It was observed in PLA with EBS modified HNT and in the PLA blend with EBS. Moreover, the EBS layers imparted hydrophobicity to the EBS-containing materials.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0010760&mi=cdnanomaterialspolylactiden n-ethylenebis(stearamide)crystallizationwettability |
| spellingShingle | M. Pluta J. Bojda T. Makowski E. Piorkowska M. Murariu L. Bonnaud P. Dubois Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment eXPRESS Polymer Letters nanomaterials polylactide n n-ethylenebis(stearamide) crystallization wettability |
| title | Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment |
| title_full | Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment |
| title_fullStr | Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment |
| title_short | Significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide (PLA) and PLA-halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of N,N’-ethylenebis(stearamide) upon thermal treatment |
| title_sort | significant modification of the surface morphology of polylactide pla and pla halloysite nanocomposites in the presence of n n ethylenebis stearamide upon thermal treatment |
| topic | nanomaterials polylactide n n-ethylenebis(stearamide) crystallization wettability |
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