Thermal and mechanical properties of nanocomposites based on polyethylene and Mg/Al hydrotalcite

Abstract

In this work there was studied the effect of nano-Mg/Al hydrotalcite (NHT) as filler on maleic anhydride grafted linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE-g-MA). NHT was synthesized by the coprecipitation method with a ratio of Mg/Al=6 and nanocomposites were prepared using 1, 3 and 5 %wt of filler via melt-blending.Morphological and structural analysis of NHT were performed and for nanocomposites, tensile tests and thermal properties were measured. Results showed that filler was well dispersed in the LLDPE matrix, mechanical properties were enhanced in most of the cases and thermal stability improvements were achieved in the nanocomposites.

Thermo‐mechanical and adhesive properties of polymeric films based on ZnAl‐hydrotalcite composites for active wound dressings

“…Biohybrids of HTlc and biomolecules can be designed to carry or drop functional biomolecules in gene therapy and drug delivery [15]. Many studies demonstrated their ability to form microand nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties [16,17]. Nanocomposites based on Na-CMC and HTlcs have already been proposed in the literature, but only a few examples exist.…”