Chain orientation of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) in PGA/halloysite nanotube hybrid electrospun fibers were characterized by polarized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and wide angle X-ray diffraction. The chain orientation of PGA increased at first and reached the highest orientation degree at 5 wt% HNT loading. Then it decreased with the addition of HNT. The interaction between PGA and HNT is supposed to influence the PGA chain orientation.

Inorganic nanotube induced chain orientation in poly(glycolic acid)/halloysite nanotube hybrid electrospun fibers

245th National Meeting (2013)

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