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{"title":"Tailoring mechanical and electrical properties of polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposites With graphene and carbon nanotubes for wearable electronics","authors":"Sheng-Yang Huang, Tair-I Wu, C. Chou, Vincent K. S. Hsiao","doi":"10.1177/09673911231188296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231188296","url":null,"abstract":"We explored the use of soft and flexible graphene (Gr)-reinforced polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS; Gr-PDMS) and Gr-carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced PDMS (Gr-CNT-PDMS) as nanocomposites (NCPs) in wearable electronic applications and investigated their mechanical and electrical properties. Specifically, we evaluated the mechanical reinforcement of the NCPs by performing Shore scleroscope hardness and machine-washing tests and evaluated their electrical properties by using a four-point probe. The results revealed that as the Gr or CNT concentrations increased, the NCPs’ hardness and surface resistance increased and decreased, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the formation of layered polymeric structures in the Gr-PDMS NCPs, contributing to the increase in hardness and decrease in surface resistance. Furthermore, bending tests revealed that changes in resistance were positively correlated with the Gr concentration. PDMS with low Gr concentrations exhibited no substantial changes in surface resistance after bending tests. However, for PDMS, as the Gr concentration increased (>5 wt.%), the cross-sectional morphology observed after 500 bending cycles differed substantially from that before observed bending tests. Additionally, the influence of one-dimensional (CNT) and two-dimensional (Gr) nanomaterials on the mechanical and electrical properties of the flexible PDMS samples was investigated. The aim of this study is to highlight the importance of considering the properties of different nanomaterials in developing high-performance NCPs for wearable electronics.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73728492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adsorption characteristics of bovine serum albumin on the surface of 316L stainless steel coated with diethoxydimethylsilane/chitosan composite films","authors":"Shih-Hang Chang, Yen-Ting Kuan","doi":"10.1177/09673911231187265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231187265","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, diethoxydimethylsilane (DEDMS) was blended with chitosan (CS) to fabricate DEDMS/CS composite films, which were deposited on the surface of 316L stainless steel to assess their anticoagulant properties. A neat CS film exhibits a high concentration of bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein adhesion of 458.3 ± 6.2 μg/L in a bicinchoninic acid protein assay because the carbonyl and amide functional groups on the CS surface easily form hydrogen bonds with the carboxylic acid functional groups of the BSA protein. The DEDMS/CS composite films exhibited lower BSA adhesion concentration than neat CS films because some of the carbonyl and amide functional groups on the surface of CS were replaced by the –Si-O-Si and –Si-(CH3)2 functional groups. Increasing the DEDMS content in the DEDMS/CS composite films led to a higher concentration of –Si-O-Si and –Si-(CH3)2 functional groups on the surface and lower BSA adhesion concentration. Blending excess amounts of DEDMS caused an undesirable rougher surface morphology because of the hydrolysis and self-condensation reactions of DEDMS; this deteriorated the anticoagulant properties of the composite films. The study confirmed that a DEDMS/CS composite film with an appropriate DEDMS/CS content ratio of 8/92 mL/mL possesses hydrophobic characteristics and the lowest BSA protein adhesion of 155.5 ± 1.0 μg/L and has potential for biomedical coating applications.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74389104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The exploration of the inverse vulcanization mechanism of tung oil by controlling the oxygen and moisture presence during reactions","authors":"Yanchen Lyu, Qin Su","doi":"10.1177/09673911231181255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231181255","url":null,"abstract":"Inverse vulcanization is a cost-effective method for producing high sulfur-content copolymers by combining elemental sulfur with organic monomers, which has rapidly gained popularity due to its simplicity of synthesis and wide range of applications. Although numerous examples of sulfur-rich copolymers have been synthesized at different reaction rates and temperatures using various monomers, the precise reaction mechanism remains unclear. In this paper, we used tung oil containing conjugated triene as a monomer to synthesize sulfur-rich copolymers under six different reaction conditions and investigate the effects of oxygen and moisture. Our study, which employed DSC, XRD, 1H NMR, and XPS characterization methods, revealed that oxygen accelerated the reaction rate and decreased the free sulfur content of the products, while moisture shortened the gel times but increased the free sulfur content. These findings confirm that reverse vulcanization involves two simultaneous mechanisms: the free radical mechanism and the anion mechanism. With regard to the radical mechanism, we discuss the source, ease, and reactivity of radicals and show that the creation of radicals depends on the second monomer rather than sulfur. Tung oil not only acts as a comonomer in the reaction but also plays an initiating role in promoting the dissociation of sulfur chains to generate free radicals for addition of non-conjugated double bonds. The effect of the anion mechanism exceeds that of the radical mechanism once certain factors are stimulated, such as the presence of metal ions and sulfide ions. Understanding the detailed mechanisms involved in inverse vulcanization is essential for selecting optimal monomers, which can enhance not only the synthesis process but also the properties of sulfur-rich materials.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74136904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The performance of carboxylated alginic acid derivatives via methyl orange and Congo red catalytic reduction","authors":"R. H. Althomali, K. Alamry, A. M. Alosaimi, M. Hussein","doi":"10.1177/09673911231159798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231159798","url":null,"abstract":"Numerous water-treatment marital have been developed during the past few years, including adsorbents., the catalytic reduction behavior of carboxylated alginic acid derivatives has been investigated against harmful organic dyes including Methyl Orange (MO) and Congo Red (CR). Alginic acid was firstly oxidized through an easy addition of KMnO4 as an oxidizing agent. A carboxylated alginic acid (CAA) has been interacted with selected metal ions (Sn, Fe, Ni, and Zr) through coordination bonds at the value of pH = 4 to form the corresponding metal complexes namely: Sn-CAA, Fe-CAA, Ni-CAA, and Zr-CAA. The consistency of the coordination was confirmed by several spectroscopic techniques including FT-IR, XRD, SEM, and EDX. The catalytic reduction of these metal ion-based products was carried out against MO, and CR in the presence of NaBH4 as a reducing agent under UV irradiation. All catalysts-based metal complexes showed enhanced catalytic reduction against CR compared to MO. Among all those mentioned metal complexes Sn-CAA showed the best catalytic reduction of these dyes. The time is taken by the Sn-CAA for CR, and MO is 5 and 7 min respectively. Ni-CAA was classified as the second efficient product against both dyes, where the reduction process took 20 and 9 min respectively. The other two catalysts took a long time for CR and MO reduction. Zr-CAA showed more than 80% reduction of only CR dye within 20 min. Whereas, Fe-CAA did not show any significant sign of reduction against both the dyes after the same time. The order of higher catalytic reduction was illustrated as: Sn-CAA > Ni-CAA > Zr-CAA = Fe-CAA.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90827457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A mechanical, thermal and electrical properties study of novel vulcanised blends of poly(epichlorohydrin) elastomer with polyaniline dodecylbenzenesulfonate","authors":"Elaheh Bakhtiarian, P. Foot","doi":"10.1177/09673911231184345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231184345","url":null,"abstract":"With good mechanical and thermal properties, elastomers having appreciable electrical conductivity may potentially be developed as smart materials for applications such as strain sensors, artificial muscles or flexible biosensors. With such applications in mind, the purpose of this study was to investigate the structure-properties relationships of new vulcanised blends of a poly (epichlorohydrin) elastomer (PECH) and electrically-conducting polyaniline dodecylbenzenesulfonate salt (PAni.DBSA). PAni.DBSA, synthesised by a published method, was blended with PECH and vulcanised with a commercial sulfur cross-linking agent in an internal mixer. The morphological, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties were examined as a function of the amount of PAni.DBSA in the blends. The electrical conductivities increased with the proportion of polyaniline, showing a low percolation threshold of about 1 wt. % (1.07 vol %) PAni.DBSA (from about 10−12 to 10−10 S cm−1), and a second stage of percolation around 5 wt.%, ultimately reaching around 3 × 10−8 S cm−1. The results from microscopy and other techniques indicated that a mixture of micro- and nano-sized PAni.DBSA particles was dispersed in the elastomer matrix at compositions above 5 wt. % PAni.DBSA. The infrared spectra of vulcanised PECH-PAni.DBSA blends showed features of the pure polymers, with some notable peak shifts due to intermolecular interactions between the constituents. Thermal properties of the conductive blends were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The thermal stabilities of the blends were strongly dependent on the ratio of PAni.DBSA to PECH, and the two components inhibited the thermal decomposition of each other. The elastomer’s glass transition temperature (Tg) was determined by thermomechanical analysis (TMA); each blend showed only one such transition, at temperatures that increased monotonically with the proportion of PAni.DBSA present, indicating a significant degree of molecular interaction between the two polymers.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87670122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In situ suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride/3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (MPTMS) intercalated Mg-Al-layered double hydroxide: II. Morphological, thermal properties and diffusion behavior","authors":"Reza Mohammadi Berenjegani, R. Darvishi, Ghasem Payam","doi":"10.1177/09673911231181842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231181842","url":null,"abstract":"A series of PVC composites were produced using an in-situ suspension polymerization method with an optimal amount of 5 wt% of MgAl(NO3) layered double hydroxide (LDH) or LDH-MPTMS, which is MPTMS-intercalated Mg-Al LDH. The physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of the composite samples were compared to pure PVC. Results from the Brabender® plastograph showed that the PVC grains produced with LDH-MPTMS had a longer thermal stability time and shorter fusion time. The addition of LDH-MPTMS nanosheets increased the gelation degree of PVC particles, resulting in a lower temperature/time requirement for processing. The thermal stability of the composite material was confirmed through a standard dehydrochlorination test, which demonstrated a 40% improvement in dehydrochlorination rate compared to pure PVC. This improvement was 12% higher than that observed in the PVC/LDH composite. TGA curves indicated a significant increase in the 5 and 50% weight loss temperatures of PVC resins with the addition of 5wt% LDH or LDH-MPTMS, with an approximate growth of 11°C. The glassy state storage modulus and Tg of the PVC/LDH-MPTMS composite were higher than those of pure PVC and the PVC/LDH composite. Mechanical analysis revealed that the PVC/LDH-MPTMS composites exhibited greater stiffness and toughness, as well as significantly higher Charpy notched impact strength, tensile strength, and Young’s modulus compared to both the PVC/LDH composite and pure PVC.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88516908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ultraviolet (UV) curable hybrid material based on palm oil: plasticization effect and flame retardancy","authors":"MG Muhammad Ammar, PR Sua, A. Azizah, A. Alosaimi, M. Hussein, H. Rozman, GS Tay","doi":"10.1177/09673911231158998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231158998","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a UV curable hybrid material from palm oil was prepared with glycerol and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). However, the resin was brittle and flammable. Thus, tri-n-butyl phosphate (TnBP) and polypropylene glycol 400 (PPG) were added in the formulation as a flame retardant and plasticizer respectively. From the results, the gel content of UV cured films were more than 95%. The hardness, adhesion strength, impact, water absorption and wettability of the films were influenced by PPG 400 content as well as TnBP percentage. In addition, the flame retardant properties of coated wood were enhanced by PPG 400 and TnBP too. The results show that high oxygen concentration was needed to ignite the sample with a high amount of PPG 400 and TnBP. The flame retardant properties of the sample were the best for a combination of 15% PPG 400, and 5% TnBP, in the determination of limited oxygen index (LOI), UL 94 and Methenamine pill test.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83548978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fabrication and swelling properties of a novel superabsorbent composite derived from waste coal gangue","authors":"Yan Zhang, Jianxiong Wei, Xing Zhang, Pingqiang Gao","doi":"10.1177/09673911231182902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231182902","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, novel superabsorbent composites made of starch-grafted-polyacrylic acid/coal gangue were prepared via aqueous solution polymerization. The starch-g-polyacrylic acid/coal gangue (St-g-PAA/CG) composite with 10 wt.% CG showed the maximum water absorbency in distilled water (560 g·g−1) and a 0.9 wt.% NaCl solution (102 g·g−1). Moreover, this superabsorbent composite exhibited fine thermal stability and its swelling behavior was dependent on pH. In general, the swelling kinetics of the superabsorbent composites fitted with the Scott’s kinetic model. These composites not only showed excellent water absorption reversibility after five absorption/drying cycles, but also exhibited considerable environmental responsiveness after the swelling medium was changed from distilled water to the 0.9 wt.% NaCl solution. Based on these results, the prepared superabsorbent composites can be applied in several fields such as horticulture, agriculture, health care, and controlled drug delivery, while ensuring comprehensive utilization of solid wastes.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82927375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of temperature on the adsorption of the sodium lignosulphonate (SL) on the surface of the selected plastics as a potential solution for the plastics waste management","authors":"A. Salari, S. Ostad Movahed","doi":"10.1177/09673911231181850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231181850","url":null,"abstract":"The separation of one or a group of plastics from a plastics mix by flotation technique is an essential topic in plastic waste management. Basis of the technique refers to the selective adsorption of a depressant on the surface of the plastic. Consequently, the surface energy of plastic alters. Adsorption of the lignosulfonic acid sodium salt (SL) on the surface of the selected available plastics in the waste stream was studied at different SL concentrations and operative temperatures. Studied plastics were Polyvinylchloride (PVC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer (ABS), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyoxymethylene (POM), and polycarbonate PC. Based on the measured equilibrium adsorption capacities ([Formula: see text]), the SL adsorbed on the selected plastics surfaces with different amounts. Increasing the temperature had a positive effect on the above-mentioned parameter. Suitable conformity was observed between the experimental results with predicted values by the traditional adsorption isotherms, Freundlich and Langmuir. However, for the most studied plastics, the Freundlich model was more suitable than Langmuir. Measured thermodynamic parameters showed a spontaneous adsorption process along with endothermic (except of PC) reactions. The complete separation of PC from a plastics mix in all SL concentrations and temperatures was observed during the flotation process.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90836606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An insight into the mechanical and tribological behavior of carbon-flax reinforced bioepoxy hybrid composite bone plates for orthopedic applications","authors":"Psr Senthil Maharaj, A. Vasanthanathan","doi":"10.1177/09673911231178444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09673911231178444","url":null,"abstract":"Femur fractures are often treated by fixing metallic bone plates in the fractured area. But metallic bone plates are subjected to stress shielding. To overcome stress shielding, a material with similar strength and stiffness to that of the human bone can be better suited. The present study focuses on the fabrication of carbon-flax/bioepoxy hybrid composite. The femur bone plate was modeled using SOLIDWORKS®2020 3D modeling software package. Hybrid composite laminates were developed using compression molding technique and material characterization studies viz. Tensile, shear, flexural and wear tests were conducted on the ASTM shaped specimens to estimate the strength and wear properties of the fabricated hybrid composite. The results of the tests indicate that the Carbon-flax reinforced hybrid composite have properties similar to that of human femur bone and seems to be a better option for the replacement of metallic bone plates.","PeriodicalId":20417,"journal":{"name":"Polymers and Polymer Composites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85877147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}