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Applied Surface Science, Vol.433, 739-749, 2018
Enhancement of the interface in poly(L-lactide) and poly(propylidene carbonate) blends by introducing of poly(L-lactide)-grafted graphene oxide to improve mechanical properties
Enhancement of the interfacial structure has great significances in achieving polymer blends with high mechanical performance. To improve the mechanical properties of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA)/poly(propylidene carbonate) (PPC) blends, the covalent functionalized graphene oxide by PLLA chains (PLLA-g-GO) was synthesized by a two-step strategy. It could migrate from the thermally preferred PPC phase to the interfaces of PLLA and PPC and promote the formation of a network-like structure. As a consequence, the tensile strength and elongation at break were both improved. Furthermore, the PLLA-g-GO located at the interface could induce the crystallization at the boundary, which brought the significant improvement of the tensile strength and elongation at break. This result may be beneficial for designing high-performance PLLA materials. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.