Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings

Biocompatible nanocomposite coatings can be synthesized to offer improved surface properties for biomaterials and biomedical implants. Nanocomposite coatings containing polypyrrole (PPy) matrix reinforced with functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) were deposited on 316L SS substrates using electrochemical route. FT-IR, XRD, SEM, and TEM were employed to characterize the nanocomposite microstructure. High resolution imaging showed relatively uniform dispersion of the CNTs in the nanocomposite with a typical tubular structure. Micro-indentation tests revealed improvement in the hardness of the PPy/CNTs coatings. Measurement of the contact angle indicated enhanced surface wettability of the nanocomposite coatings. The corrosion behavior of 316L SS samples coated with PPy/CNTs was studied in SBF medium. The corrosion potential and the breakdown potential of coated 316L SS substrates shifted to more noble values as compared to uncoated 316L SS samples. The results suggest that incorporating CNTs as reinforcements in PPy coatings can provide enhanced properties in terms of surface hardness, biocompatibility, and corrosion resistance.     

Effects of tension heat-set process on structures and properties of MWCN~/PEEK composite fibers

采用熔融共混纺丝工艺制备多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）质量分数分别为0．1％和0．5％的MWCNTs／PEEK（聚醚醚酮）复合纤维,研究了紧张热定型过程中热定型温度和降温速率对复合纤维结构和性能的影响。采用TEM、SEM、DSC、DMA、XRD和单纤维电子强力仪研究了复合纤维的形貌、结构和性能。结果表明：复合纤维的热定型温度和冷却降温速率对其杨氏模量、拉伸强度和断裂伸长率均有影响,经过热定型处理,复合纤维内部MWCNTs的取向程度明显提高。280℃热定型、1．5℃／min冷却纤维的拉伸强度达384MPa,杨氏模量为0．62GPa,断裂伸长率28％,拉伸强度和杨氏模量分别较130℃热定型纤维提高了147％和19％,获得了优化复合纤维性能的最佳工艺条件。     

Polyacrylonitrile-based nanofibers—A state-of-the-art review

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), a well-known polymer with good stability and mechanical properties, has been widely used in producing carbon nanofibers (CNFs) as these have attracted much recent attention due to their excellent characteristics, such as spinnability, environmentally benign nature and commercial viability. Among the various precursors to produce CNFs, PAN has been extensively studied due to its high carbon yield and flexibility for tailoring the structure of the final CNFs as well as the ease of obtaining stabilized products due to the formation of a ladder structure via nitrile polymerization. In view of this, they have applications in areas such as electronics, tissue engineering, membrane filtration and high performance composites. This review presents various combinations of PAN and PAN-based precursors in producing CNFs from the PAN homopolymer or its modified precursors, copolymers, blends and various composites. Various modifications of PAN and their future prospects in different scientific and technological disciplines are addressed.     

TiO2@MWCNTS对环氧涂层性能的影响

为了比较多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTS)及二氧化钛包覆碳纳米管(TiO2@MWCNTS)杂化材料的性能,采用硅烷偶联剂(KH560)对MWCNTS以及TiO2@MWCNTS进行了改性,并利用红外分光光度计对其改性结果作了表征.制备了MWCNTS/epoxy、TiO2@MWCNTS/epoxy复合涂层,用BGD523 ABRASER型耐磨仪比较了其耐磨性,通过热重、抗冲击、高温高压以及MTS实验检测了质量分数2%时,MWCNTS/epoxy(2%)、TiO2@MWCNTS/epoxy(2%)复合涂层以及纯的epoxy的热稳定性及机械性能,利用扫描电镜观察了纳米粉体为2%时复合涂层的表面形貌.研究表明:对于含不同质量分数纳米粉体的MWCNTS/epoxy、TiO2@MWCNTS/epoxy的复合涂层,当其含量为2%时,其耐磨性达到最高;纳米材料的加入,对其热稳定性存在负面影响;TiO2@MWCNTS/epoxy(2%)复合涂层的机械性能较MWCNTS/epoxy(2%)有所提高.     

紧张热定型工艺对多壁碳纳米管/聚醚醚酮复合纤维结构和性能的影响

采用熔融共混纺丝工艺制备多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)质量分数分别为0.1%和0.5%的MWCNTs/PEEK(聚醚醚酮)复合纤维,研究了紧张热定型过程中热定型温度和降温速率对复合纤维结构和性能的影响。采用TEM、SEM、DSC、DMA、XRD和单纤维电子强力仪研究了复合纤维的形貌、结构和性能。结果表明:复合纤维的热定型温度和冷却降温速率对其杨氏模量、拉伸强度和断裂伸长率均有影响,经过热定型处理,复合纤维内部MWCNTs的取向程度明显提高。280℃热定型、1.5℃/min冷却纤维的拉伸强度达384MPa,杨氏模量为0.62GPa,断裂伸长率28%,拉伸强度和杨氏模量分别较130℃热定型纤维提高了147%和19%,获得了优化复合纤维性能的最佳工艺条件。      

Vibration analysis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes embedded in elastic medium

We propose a method to estimate the natural frequencies of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) embedded in an elastic medium. Each of the nested tubes is treated as an individual bar interacting with the adjacent nanotubes through the inter-tube Van der Waals forces. The effect of the elastic medium is introduced through an elastic model. The mathematical model is finally reduced to an eigen value problem and the eigen value problem is solved to arrive at the inter-tube resonances of the MWCNTs. Variation of the natural frequencies with different parameters are studied. The estimated results from the present method are compared with the literature and results are observed to be in close agreement.