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Bioinspired Layer-by-Layer Poly(vinyl alcohol) - Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2012

Charline Sellam ,
Zhi Zhai ,
Hediyeh Zahabi ,
Hua Deng ,
Emiliano Bilotti  and
Ton Peijs
Charline Sellam
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials Research, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK
Zhi Zhai
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials Research, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK
Hediyeh Zahabi
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials Research, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK
Hua Deng
Affiliation:
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Chengdu, 610065 Sichuan, China
Emiliano Bilotti
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials Research, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK
Ton Peijs
Affiliation:
Centre for Materials Research, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven Polymer Laboratories, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Abstract

A bottom-up approach for poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) - graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites using a spraying method is presented. Very simple and versatile, spraying allows to build-up uniform layered composite films with good control on the structure of each layer. 150 bi-layers were deposited to create a transparent film with improved mechanical properties at a loading of 5.4 wt.% GO. The Young’s modulus and strength of these films doubled or nearly doubled which is believed to be due to a synergic effect as a result of the nanoscale organization of the composite by the 2D nanofiller, and hydrogen bonding between the PVA and the GO.

Keywords

biomimetic (assembly)compositepolymer
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1410: Symposium DD – Transport Properties in Polymer Nanocomposites II , 2012 , mrsf11-1410-dd04-17
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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