Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7825580 | Polymer Testing | 2017 | 12 Pages |
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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Authors
Haibin Sun, Jing Hu, Xue Bai, Zhipeng Zheng, Zhanbin Feng, Nanying Ning, Liqun Zhang, Ming Tian,