High-Performing Biodegradable Waterborne Polyester/Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites as an Eco-Friendly Material.

ABSTRACT: The development of high-performing nanocomposites of homogeneously dispersed graphene oxide in a waterborne polyester matrix with controlled interfacial interactions is a daunting challenge owing to the presence of strong cohesive energy in both. Thus, in this study, graphene oxide was functionalized with toluene diisocyanate and butane diol through a simple method and incorporated into the waterborne polyester matrix through a facile in situ bulk polymerization technique without using any compatibilizing agent or organic solvent for the first time. The thermoset of the nanocomposite was formed by curing it with hyperbranched epoxy of glycerol and poly(amido amine). The resultant thermosetting nanocomposites with 0.1-1 wt % functionalized graphene oxide exhibited significant enhancement in

SUBMITTER: Hazarika D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6044861 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature