TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of PPC based nanocomposite for biomedical and food packaging applications
AU - Khan, Sher Bahadar
AU - Akhtar, Kalsoom
AU - Seo, Jongchul
AU - Asiri, Abdullah M.
AU - Rub, Malik Abdul
AU - Azum, Naved
AU - Han, Haksoo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Environmental friendly and biodegradable nanocomposite (NC) has been developed by efficient intercalation of poly propylene carbonate (PPC) into the interlayer space of cloisite 20B (C-20B) for biomedical and food packaging applications. The physicochemical and structural characterization was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy. Thermal stability, mechanical property and anti-water sorption capacity of PPC and nanocomposite were scrutinized by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), nanoin-dentation analyzer and thin film diffusion analyzer, respectively. Nanocomposite showed very high thermal decomposition temperature (Td50%) and 10 °C higher glass transition temperature when compared to pure PPC. In addition the nano-composite exposes high elastic modulus, hardness and anti-water sorption property as compared to PPC. Therefore, this nanocomposite can be used in biomedical and food packaging applications.
AB - Environmental friendly and biodegradable nanocomposite (NC) has been developed by efficient intercalation of poly propylene carbonate (PPC) into the interlayer space of cloisite 20B (C-20B) for biomedical and food packaging applications. The physicochemical and structural characterization was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy. Thermal stability, mechanical property and anti-water sorption capacity of PPC and nanocomposite were scrutinized by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), nanoin-dentation analyzer and thin film diffusion analyzer, respectively. Nanocomposite showed very high thermal decomposition temperature (Td50%) and 10 °C higher glass transition temperature when compared to pure PPC. In addition the nano-composite exposes high elastic modulus, hardness and anti-water sorption property as compared to PPC. Therefore, this nanocomposite can be used in biomedical and food packaging applications.
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U2 - 10.2174/1876402911305010010
DO - 10.2174/1876402911305010010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874829895
SN - 1876-4029
VL - 5
SP - 55
EP - 60
JO - Micro and Nanosystems
JF - Micro and Nanosystems
IS - 1
ER -