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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

CPP 8: Poster: Nanoparticles and Composite Materials

CPP 8.3: Poster

Monday, March 26, 2012, 17:30–20:00, Poster A

Structure-property relationship of Nanocomposites based on Polylactide and Carbon nanotubes — •Purv Purohit and Andreas Schönhals — BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

The concept of biodegradable plastics is of considerable interest with respect to solid waste accumulation. Among numerous kinds of degradable polymers, polylactic acid sometimes called polylactide, an aliphatic polyester and biocompatible thermoplastic, is currently a most promising and popular material with the brightest development prospect and is considered as the *green* eco friendly material. So nanocomposites based on PLA and CNT can prove to be a promising class of material.

Nanocomposites with different concentrations of CNT in PLA were prepared via melt blending. The properties are studied using combination of various characterization techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), small and wide angle X-ray scattering (SAXS & WAXS) and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS).