Evaluation of Nanostructure, optical absorption, and thermal behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly (N -vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) based nanocomposite films containing coated SiO2 nanoparticles with citric acid and l (+)-ascorbic acid

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 2012-2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadpour Mallakpour ◽  
Mina Naghdi
Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Cobos ◽  
M. Fernández ◽  
M. Fernández

The enhanced properties of polymer nanocomposites as compared with pure polymers are only achieved in the presence of well-dispersed nanofillers and strong interfacial adhesion. In this study, we report the preparation of nanocomposite films based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) filled with well dispersed graphene sheets (GS) by in situ reduction of graphene oxide (GO) dispersed in PVA solution using ascorbic acid (L-AA) as environmentally friendly reductant. The combined effect of GS content and glycerol as plasticizer on the structure, thermal, mechanical, water absorption, and water barrier properties of PVA/GS nanocomposite films is studied for the first time. Higher glass transition temperature, lower crystallinity, melting, and crystallization temperature, higher mechanical properties, and remarkable improvement in the thermal stability compared to neat PVA are obtained as a result of strong interfacial interactions between GS and PVA by hydrogen bonding. PVA/GS composite film prepared by ex situ process is more brittle than its in situ prepared counterpart. The presence of GS improves the water barrier and water resistance properties of nanocomposite films by decreasing water vapor permeability and water absorption of PVA. This work demonstrates that the tailoring of PVA/GS nanocomposite properties is enabled by controlling GS and glycerol content. The new developed materials, particularly those containing plasticizer, could be potential carriers for transdermal drug delivery.


2021 ◽  
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Author(s):  
Srijoni Sengupta ◽  
Abhishek Singh ◽  
Koushik Dutta ◽  
Ram Prasad Sahu ◽  
Satish Kumar ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 409-410 ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Dong Huang ◽  
Peng-Gang Ren ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Wei-Qin Zhang ◽  
Xu Ji ◽  
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