Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates
New bio-thermoplastic elastomer composites with self-healing capacities based on epoxidized natural rubber and polycaprolactone blends reinforced with alginates were developed. This group of salts act as natural reinforcing fillers, increasing the tensile strength of the unfilled rubber from 5.6 MPa...
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| author | Saul Utrera-Barrios Ornella Ricciardi Sergio González Raquel Verdejo Miguel Ángel López-Manchado Marianella Hernández Santana |
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| description | New bio-thermoplastic elastomer composites with self-healing capacities based on epoxidized natural rubber and polycaprolactone blends reinforced with alginates were developed. This group of salts act as natural reinforcing fillers, increasing the tensile strength of the unfilled rubber from 5.6 MPa to 11.5 MPa without affecting the elongation at break (~1000% strain). In addition, the presence of ionic interactions and hydrogen bonds between the components provides the material with a thermally assisted self-healing capacity, as it is able to restore its catastrophic damages and recover diverse mechanical properties up to ~100%. With the results of this research, an important and definitive step is planned toward the circularity of elastomeric materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0ecd8cd11c54e1ab03de60a743fa7052023-11-24T06:28:59ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-10-011421460710.3390/polym14214607Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with AlginatesSaul Utrera-Barrios0Ornella Ricciardi1Sergio González2Raquel Verdejo3Miguel Ángel López-Manchado4Marianella Hernández Santana5Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, SpainNew bio-thermoplastic elastomer composites with self-healing capacities based on epoxidized natural rubber and polycaprolactone blends reinforced with alginates were developed. This group of salts act as natural reinforcing fillers, increasing the tensile strength of the unfilled rubber from 5.6 MPa to 11.5 MPa without affecting the elongation at break (~1000% strain). In addition, the presence of ionic interactions and hydrogen bonds between the components provides the material with a thermally assisted self-healing capacity, as it is able to restore its catastrophic damages and recover diverse mechanical properties up to ~100%. With the results of this research, an important and definitive step is planned toward the circularity of elastomeric materials.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/21/4607epoxidized natural rubberpolycaprolactonethermoplastic elastomers (TPEs)alginic acidalginatesself-healing materials |
| spellingShingle | Saul Utrera-Barrios Ornella Ricciardi Sergio González Raquel Verdejo Miguel Ángel López-Manchado Marianella Hernández Santana Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates Polymers epoxidized natural rubber polycaprolactone thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) alginic acid alginates self-healing materials |
| title | Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates |
| title_full | Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates |
| title_fullStr | Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates |
| title_short | Development of Sustainable, Mechanically Strong, and Self-Healing Bio-Thermoplastic Elastomers Reinforced with Alginates |
| title_sort | development of sustainable mechanically strong and self healing bio thermoplastic elastomers reinforced with alginates |
| topic | epoxidized natural rubber polycaprolactone thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) alginic acid alginates self-healing materials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/21/4607 |
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