Largely improved toughness of poly(lactic acid) by unique electrospun fiber network structure of thermoplastic polyurethane |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;2. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;3. Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 10029, China;1. Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology, Linnaeus University, Lückligs Plats 1, 35195 Växjö, Sweden;2. Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Building Structures, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic;3. Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Dimičeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;4. Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;5. University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Jamnikarjeva, 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;1. LabMAT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Bío-Bío, 4051381 Concepción, Chile;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, 48013 Bilbao, Spain;3. Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Oriented thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) fiber and fiber network were first prepared by electrospinning. The as-prepared TPU fiber or fiber network was then pre-fixed in poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/TPU composite to improve the toughness of PLA. For comparison purpose, TPU/PLA composites with sea-island morphology were also prepared by traditional solution blending and mechanical blending. The results show that the toughness of PLA is greatly increased by the special pre-fixed oriented TPU fibers even at a low content, and the toughness is further increased by the TPU fiber network. Our results indicate for the first time that the toughening effect of special TPU fibers or fiber network is much better than that of traditional TPU with sea-island morphology. This study provides guidance to largely improve the toughness of PLA by designing the special phase morphology of TPU. |
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| Keywords: | Mechanical properties Poly(lactic acid) Phase morphology Toughening Electrospinning |
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