Hu Lingmin, Han Yuanyuan, Rong Chenyan, Wang Xiaokan, Wang Hengti, Li Yongjin
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
School of Petrochemical Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun 113001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Mar 2;14(8):11016-11027. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c24817. Epub 2022 Feb 16.
The interfacial nanoparticle compatibilization (INC) strategy has opened up a promising avenue toward simultaneous functionalization and interfacial engineering of immiscible polymer blends. While the INC mechanism has been well developed recently, few investigations have focused on rigid nanoplatelets because of the inherent steric hindrance of the surface-grafted polymer chains. Herein, surface-modified rigid nanoplatelets have been incorporated into an immiscible poly(l-lactide) (PLLA)/poly(butylene succinate) (PBSU) blend. It is demonstrated that the strong interfacial adhesion between PLLA and PBSU phases is promoted via molecular entanglements of the grafted chains on the surface of nanoplatelets with the individual components. A refined phase morphology with improved mechanical properties can be achieved with the addition of 5 wt % modified Gibbsite nanoplatelets. It was further found that the stiffness of nanoplatelets can change the geometry of the interface significantly. It is, therefore, indicated that the simultaneous interface strengthening and interfacial curvature controlling of rigid nanoplatelets originate from the selective swelling/collapse of the -formed PLLA and PBSU grafts within the corresponding phase at the interface. Such a mechanism is confirmed by the Monte Carlo simulations. This work provides new opportunities for the fabrication of advanced polymer blend nanocomposites.
界面纳米粒子增容(INC)策略为不相容聚合物共混物的同步功能化和界面工程开辟了一条充满希望的途径。虽然最近INC机理已得到充分发展,但由于表面接枝聚合物链固有的空间位阻,很少有研究关注刚性纳米片。在此,将表面改性的刚性纳米片引入到不相容的聚(L-丙交酯)(PLLA)/聚(丁二酸丁二醇酯)(PBSU)共混物中。结果表明,通过纳米片表面接枝链与各组分的分子缠结,促进了PLLA和PBSU相之间的强界面粘附。添加5 wt%的改性三水铝石纳米片可以实现具有改善机械性能的精细相形态。进一步发现,纳米片的刚度可以显著改变界面的几何形状。因此,表明刚性纳米片的同时界面强化和界面曲率控制源于界面处相应相中形成的PLLA和PBSU接枝物的选择性溶胀/塌陷。这种机理通过蒙特卡罗模拟得到了证实。这项工作为先进聚合物共混物纳米复合材料的制备提供了新的机会。