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Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Application. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214733. [PMID: 36365726 PMCID: PMC9655120 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Although polymers are very important and vastly used materials, their physical properties are limited. Therefore, they are reinforced with fillers to relieve diverse restrictions and expand their application areas. The exceptional properties of graphene make it an interesting material with huge potential for application in various industries and devices. The interfacial interaction between graphene and the polymer matrix improved the uniform graphene dispersion in the polymer matrix, enhancing the general nanocomposite performance. Therefore, graphene functionalization is essential to enhance the interfacial interaction, maintain excellent properties, and obstruct graphene agglomeration. Many studies have reported that graphene/polymer nanocomposites have exceptional properties that enable diverse applications. The use of graphene/polymer nanocomposites is expected to increase sustainably and to transform from a basic to an advanced material to offer optimum solutions to industry and consumers.
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Fluorescence and structural properties of polyvinyl alcohol fibers modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes-hyperbranched poly (phenylalanine-lysine). Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03851-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Graphene-Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Mechanical Properties, and Characterizations. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13172869. [PMID: 34502909 PMCID: PMC8434110 DOI: 10.3390/polym13172869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Graphene-based nanocomposites possess excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and chemical properties. These materials have potential applications in high-performance transistors, biomedical systems, sensors, and solar cells. This paper presents a critical review of the recent developments in graphene-based nanocomposite research, exploring synthesis methods, characterizations, mechanical properties, and thermal properties. Emphasis is placed on characterization techniques and mechanical properties with detailed examples from recent literature. The importance of characterization techniques including Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) for the characterization of graphene flakes and their composites were thoroughly discussed. Finally, the effect of graphene even at very low loadings on the mechanical properties of the composite matrix was extensively reviewed.
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Mosadegh M, Mahdavi H. Synthesis and characterization of novel PES/GO-g-PSS mixed matrix membranes with outstanding antifouling and dye rejection properties. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-021-02236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Zhang Y, Lin X, Hu H. Combined effect of chemically compound graphene oxide‐calcium pimelate on crystallization behavior, morphology and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yue‐Fei Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Food EngineeringChangsha University of Science & Technology Changsha China
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- School of Chemistry and Food EngineeringChangsha University of Science & Technology Changsha China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringFuzhou University Fuzhou China
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Bhattacharjee S, Joshi R, Chughtai AA, Macintyre CR. Graphene Modified Multifunctional Personal Protective Clothing. ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES 2019; 6:1900622. [PMID: 32313805 PMCID: PMC7161773 DOI: 10.1002/admi.201900622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Personal protective clothing is intended to protect the wearer from various hazards (mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, radiological, etc.) and inhospitable environmental conditions that may cause harm or even death. There are various types of personal protective clothing, manufactured with different materials based on hazards and end user requirements. Conventional protective clothing has impediments such as high weight, bulky nature, lack of mobility, heat stress, low heat dissipation, high physical stress, diminishing dexterity, diminishing scope of vision, lack of breathability, and reduced protection against pathogens and hazards. By virtue of the superlative properties of graphene, fabrics modified with this material can be an effective means to overcome these limitations and to improve properties such as mechanical strength, antibacterial activity, flame resistance, conductivity, and UV resistance. The limitations of conventional personal protective equipment are discussed, followed by necessary measures which might be taken to improve personal protective equipment (PPE), the unique properties of graphene, methods of graphene incorporation in fabrics, and the current research status and potential of graphene-modified performance textiles relevant to PPE.
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- Shovon Bhattacharjee
- Biosecurity ProgramThe Kirby InstituteUniversity of New South WalesKensingtonSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNoakhali Science and Technology UniversityNoakhali3814Bangladesh
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesKensingtonSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Public Health and Community MedicineUniversity of New South WalesKensingtonSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- College of Public Service and Community Solutions and College of Health SolutionsArizona State UniversityTempeAZ85287USA
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Kim T, Han G, Jung Y. Facile Fabrication of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Edge-Selectively Oxidized Graphene Composite Fibers. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12213525. [PMID: 31661788 PMCID: PMC6861959 DOI: 10.3390/ma12213525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Graphene derivatives are effective nanofillers for the enhancement of the matrix mechanical properties; nonetheless, graphene oxide (GO), reduced GO, and exfoliated graphene all present distinct advantages and disadvantages. In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite fibers have been prepared using a recently reported graphene derivative, i.e., edge-selectively oxidized graphene (EOG). The PVA/EOG composite fibers were simply fabricated via conventional wet-spinning methods; thus, they can be produced at the commercial level. X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray scattering analyses were conducted to evaluate the EOG dispersibility and alignment in the PVA matrix. The tensile strength of the PVA/EOG composite fibers was 631.4 MPa at an EOG concentration of 0.3 wt %, which is 31.4% higher compared with PVA-only fibers (480.6 MPa); compared with PVA composite fibers made with GO, which is the most famous water-dispersible graphene derivative, the proposed PVA/EOG ones exhibited about 10% higher tensile strength. Therefore, EOG can be considered an effective nanofiller to enhance the strength of PVA fibers without additional thermal or chemical reduction processes.
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- Taehoon Kim
- Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 51508, Korea.
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- Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 51508, Korea.
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- Composites Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 51508, Korea.
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Agieienko V, Neklyudov V, Dimiev A. Solvent-induced changes in the graphene oxide absorption spectrum. The case of dimethylsulfoxide/water mixtures. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.110942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu C, Liu H, Zhang K, Dou M, Pan B, He X, Lu C. Partly reduced graphene oxide aerogels induced by proanthocyanidins for efficient dye removal. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 282:148-155. [PMID: 30856422 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, a novel surface modified and partly reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) induced by mild oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC) was prepared for efficient dye removal. The in situ partial reduction, modification and assembly of GO sheets into OPC-PRGO aerogels were readily realized by a hydrothermal process. Systemically characterizations were performed to confirm the partial reduction and modification of GO by OPC. The OPC-PRGO aerogels exhibited a honeycomb-like structure rather than a snowflake-like structure of GO aerogel. Due to its unique structure, the OPC-PRGO aerogels exhibited an excellent adsorption property towards organic dyes, such as methylene blue (MB), neutral red (NR), amino black (AB) and Congo red (CR). The removal efficiencies of OPC-PRGO towards MB, NR, AB and CR were observed to be 97.5, 94.5, 87.2 and 88.2%, respectively. This study opens a new insight for understanding and preparing partly reduced GO instead of completely reduced GO for hydrophilic polymer/graphene composites.
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- Cuiyun Liu
- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Waste Resource Utilization, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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Toh GY, Ong HL, Bindumadhavan K, Doong RA. Physicochemical properties of reduced graphite oxide conglomerated polyethylene nanocomposites. POLYM INT 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Guat Yee Toh
- School of Materials Engineering; Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 2; Arau Malaysia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu Taiwan
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- School of Materials Engineering; Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 2; Arau Malaysia
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University; Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu Taiwan
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Ma Y, Bai D, Hu X, Ren N, Gao W, Chen S, Chen H, Lu Y, Li J, Bai Y. Robust and Antibacterial Polymer/Mechanically Exfoliated Graphene Nanocomposite Fibers for Biomedical Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:3002-3010. [PMID: 29292984 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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With the increasing demand for composites of multifunctional and integrated performance, graphene-based nanocomposites have been attracting increasing attention in biomedical applications because of their outstanding physicochemical properties and biocompatibility. High product yields and dispersion of graphene in the preparation process of graphene-based nanocomposites have long been a challenge. Further, the mechanical properties and biosafety of final nanocomposites are very important for real usage in biomedical applications. Here, we presented a novel high-throughput method of graphene on mechanical exfoliation in a natural honey medium, and a yield of ∼91% of graphene nanoflakes can be easily achieved with 97.76% of single-layer graphenes. The mechanically exfoliated graphene (MEG) can be well-dispersed in the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) matrix. The PVA/MEG nanocomposite fibers are obtained by gel spinning and stretched 20 times. As a candidate for monofilament sutures, the PVA/MEG nanocomposite fibers with 0.3 wt % of MEG have an ultrahigh ultimate tensile strength of 2.1 GPa, which is far higher than that of the neat PVA fiber (0.75 GPa). In addition, the PVA/MEG nanocomposite fibers also have antibacterial property, low cytotoxicity, and other properties. On the basis of the above-mentioned properties, the effects of a common surgical suture and PVA/MEG nanocomposite fibers on wound healing are evaluated. As a result, the wounds treated with PVA/MEG nanocomposite fibers with 0.3 wt % of MEG show the best healing after 5 days of surgery. It is possible that this novel surgical suture will be available in the market relying on the gentle, inexpensive method of obtaining nonoxidized graphene and the simple process of obtaining nanocomposite fibers.
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- Yu Ma
- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2136, United States
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- No. 1 Middle School of Lanzhou , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, China
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Zhang S, Cheng Y, Xu W, Li J, Sun J, Wang J, Qin C, Dai L. Dispersibility of different sized graphene oxide sheets and their reinforcement on polyamide 6 fibers. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12261f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PA6/grafted-SGO (g-SGO) nanocomposite fibers show improved mechanical-properties due to excellent dispersibility of g-SGO and strong interaction between g-SGO and PA6.
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- Shiyu Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- People's Republic of China
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