Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland.
Molecules. 2019 Sep 30;24(19):3538. doi: 10.3390/molecules24193538.
Biodegradable composites based on poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), reinforced with 7.5% or 15% by weight of wood fibers (WF) or basalt fibers (BF) were fabricated by injection molding. BF reinforced composites showed improvement in all properties, whereas WF composites showed an increase in Young's modulus values, but a drop in strength and impact properties. When compared with the unmodified polymer, composites with 15% by weight of BF showed an increase of 74% in Young's modulus and 41% in impact strength. Furthermore, the experimentally measured values of Young's modulus were compared with values obtained in various theoretical micromechanical models. The Haplin-Kardas model was found to be in near approximation to the experimental data. The morphological aspect of the biocomposites was studied using scanning electron microscopy to obtain the distribution and interfacial adhesion of the fibers. Additionally, biodegradation tests of the biocomposites were performed in saline solution at 40 °C by studying the weight loss and mechanical properties. It was observed that the presence of fibers affects the rate of water absorption and the highest rate was seen for composites with 15% by weight of WF. This is dependent on the nature of the fiber. After both the first and second weeks mechanical properties decreased slightly about 10%.
基于聚(3-羟基丁酸酯-共-3-羟基戊酸酯)的可生物降解复合材料,通过注塑成型制备,其中纤维(WF)或玄武岩纤维(BF)的重量含量为 7.5%或 15%。BF 增强复合材料的所有性能均得到改善,而 WF 复合材料的杨氏模量值增加,但强度和冲击性能下降。与未改性聚合物相比,重量含量为 15%的 BF 复合材料的杨氏模量增加了 74%,冲击强度增加了 41%。此外,将实验测量的杨氏模量值与各种理论微观力学模型获得的值进行了比较。发现 Haplin-Kardas 模型与实验数据非常接近。使用扫描电子显微镜研究了生物复合材料的形态,以获得纤维的分布和界面附着力。此外,在 40°C 的盐溶液中进行了生物复合材料的生物降解测试,研究了重量损失和机械性能。观察到纤维的存在会影响吸水率,而 WF 重量含量为 15%的复合材料的吸水率最高。这取决于纤维的性质。在第一周和第二周后,机械性能略有下降约 10%。