Study on structure, thermal behavior and viscoelastic properties of nanodiamond-reinforced poly (Vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites
Author | Remis, Tomas |
Author | Belsky, Petr |
Author | Kovarik, Tomas |
Author | Kadlec, Jaroslav |
Author | Azar, Mina Ghafouri |
Author | Medlin, Rostislav |
Author | Vavrunkova, Veronika |
Author | Deshmukh, Kalim |
Author | Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar |
Available date | 2022-03-23T06:35:47Z |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Publication Name | Polymers |
Resource | Scopus |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091426 |
Abstract | In this work, advanced polymer nanocomposites comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and nanodiamonds (NDs) were developed using a single-step solution-casting method. The proper ties of the prepared PVA/NDs nanocomposites were investigated using Raman spectroscopy, small and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It was revealed that the tensile strength improved dramatically with increasing ND content in the PVA matrix, suggesting a strong interaction between the NDs and the PVA. SEM, TEM, and SAXS showed that NDs were present in the form of agglom erates with an average size of ~60 nm with primary particles of diameter ~5 nm. These results showed that NDs could act as a good nanofiller for PVA in terms of improving its stability and mechanical properties. |
Sponsor | Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge the European Regional Development Fund?Project, Application of Modern Technologies in Medicine and Industry. The work was also supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), project CEDAMNF. |
Language | en |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Subject | Mechanical properties Morphology Nanocomposite Nanodiamond Poly (vinyl alcohol) |
Type | Article |
Issue Number | 9 |
Volume Number | 13 |
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