Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity
We investigated the efficacy of several nanoclays (halloysite, sepiolite and laponite) as nanofillers for Mater-Bi, which is a commercial bioplastic extensively used within food packaging applications. The preparation of Mater-Bi/nanoclay nanocomposite films was easily achieved by means of the solve...
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| author | Giuseppe Cavallaro Giuseppe Lazzara Lorenzo Lisuzzo Stefana Milioto Filippo Parisi |
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| description | We investigated the efficacy of several nanoclays (halloysite, sepiolite and laponite) as nanofillers for Mater-Bi, which is a commercial bioplastic extensively used within food packaging applications. The preparation of Mater-Bi/nanoclay nanocomposite films was easily achieved by means of the solvent casting method from dichloroethane. The prepared bio-nanocomposites were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in order to explore the effect of the addition of the nanoclays on the mechanical behavior of the Mater-Bi-based films. Tensile tests found that filling Mater-Bi with halloysite induced the most significant improvement of the mechanical performances under traction force, while DMA measurements under the oscillatory regime showed that the polymer glass transition was not affected by the addition of the nanoclay. The tensile properties of the Mater-Bi/halloysite nanotube (HNT) films were competitive compared to those of traditional petroleum plastics in terms of the elastic modulus and stress at the breaking point. Both the mechanical response to the temperature and the tensile properties make the bio-nanocomposites appropriate for food packaging and smart coating purposes. Here, we report a preliminary study of the development of sustainable hybrid materials that could be employed in numerous industrial and technological applications within materials science and pharmaceutics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8fa410606e9d43a08b499726a6f78d612022-12-22T04:00:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Biomaterials2079-49832018-10-01946010.3390/jfb9040060jfb9040060Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm RigidityGiuseppe Cavallaro0Giuseppe Lazzara1Lorenzo Lisuzzo2Stefana Milioto3Filippo Parisi4Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyWe investigated the efficacy of several nanoclays (halloysite, sepiolite and laponite) as nanofillers for Mater-Bi, which is a commercial bioplastic extensively used within food packaging applications. The preparation of Mater-Bi/nanoclay nanocomposite films was easily achieved by means of the solvent casting method from dichloroethane. The prepared bio-nanocomposites were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in order to explore the effect of the addition of the nanoclays on the mechanical behavior of the Mater-Bi-based films. Tensile tests found that filling Mater-Bi with halloysite induced the most significant improvement of the mechanical performances under traction force, while DMA measurements under the oscillatory regime showed that the polymer glass transition was not affected by the addition of the nanoclay. The tensile properties of the Mater-Bi/halloysite nanotube (HNT) films were competitive compared to those of traditional petroleum plastics in terms of the elastic modulus and stress at the breaking point. Both the mechanical response to the temperature and the tensile properties make the bio-nanocomposites appropriate for food packaging and smart coating purposes. Here, we report a preliminary study of the development of sustainable hybrid materials that could be employed in numerous industrial and technological applications within materials science and pharmaceutics.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/9/4/60halloysitesepiolitelaponitenanoclaysMater-Bibio-nanocompositesmechanical performance |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Cavallaro Giuseppe Lazzara Lorenzo Lisuzzo Stefana Milioto Filippo Parisi Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity Journal of Functional Biomaterials halloysite sepiolite laponite nanoclays Mater-Bi bio-nanocomposites mechanical performance |
| title | Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity |
| title_full | Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity |
| title_fullStr | Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity |
| title_short | Filling of Mater-Bi with Nanoclays to Enhance the Biofilm Rigidity |
| title_sort | filling of mater bi with nanoclays to enhance the biofilm rigidity |
| topic | halloysite sepiolite laponite nanoclays Mater-Bi bio-nanocomposites mechanical performance |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/9/4/60 |
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