Rheology provides insight into flow induced nano-structural breakdown and its recovery effect on crystallization of single and hybrid carbon nanofiller filled poly (lactic acid), By Amir Rostami

Research

Title	Rheology provides insight into flow induced nano-structural breakdown and its recovery effect on crystallization of single and hybrid carbon nanofiller filled poly (lactic acid)
Type	Article
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Journal	POLYMER
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Researchers	Amir Rostami (First researcher) , Mehdi Vahdati (Second researcher) , Hossein Nazockdast (Fifth researcher)

Abstract

Despite the indispensable contribution of crystallization to the final properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), the combined effect of steady shear and nanofiller(s) remains mostly unsettled. This work employed a combination of steady shear and oscillatory rheological measurements to study shear induced nanostructural breakdown and subsequent nanoparticle orientation and overall structural recovery in PLA nanocomposites containing functionalized, single and hybrid carbon nanofillers (fCNTs