PMID- 32942610
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201028
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 9
DP  - 2020 Sep 15
TI  - Graphene and Polyethylene: A Strong Combination Towards Multifunctional 
      Nanocomposites.
LID - 10.3390/polym12092094 [doi]
LID - 2094
AB  - The key to the preparation of polymer nanocomposites with new or improved 
      properties resides in the homogeneous dispersion of the filler and in the 
      efficient load transfer between components through strong filler/polymer 
      interfacial interactions. This paper reports on the preparation of a series of 
      nanocomposites of graphene and a polyolefin using different experimental 
      approaches, with the final goal of obtaining multifunctional materials. A 
      high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is employed as the matrix, while unmodified and 
      chemically modified graphene fillers are used. By selecting the correct 
      combination as well as the adequate preparation process, the nanocomposites 
      display optimized thermal and mechanical properties, while also conferring good 
      gas barrier properties and significant levels of electrical conductivity.
FAU - Lopez-Gonzalez, Mar
AU  - Lopez-Gonzalez M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8813-581X
AD  - Departamento de Quimica Fisica de Polimeros, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de 
      Polimeros, ICTP-CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Flores, Araceli
AU  - Flores A
AD  - Departamento de Fisica, Elastomeros y Aplicaciones Energeticas, Instituto de 
      Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, ICTP-CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 
      Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Marra, Fabrizio
AU  - Marra F
AD  - Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza 
      University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy.
AD  - Research Center for Nanotechnology Applied to Engineering of Sapienza (CNIS), 
      SNNLab, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
FAU - Ellis, Gary
AU  - Ellis G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4851-6092
AD  - Departamento de Fisica, Elastomeros y Aplicaciones Energeticas, Instituto de 
      Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, ICTP-CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 
      Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Gomez-Fatou, Marian
AU  - Gomez-Fatou M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0212-0634
AD  - Departamento de Fisica, Elastomeros y Aplicaciones Energeticas, Instituto de 
      Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, ICTP-CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 
      Madrid, Spain.
FAU - J Salavagione, Horacio
AU  - J Salavagione H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9588-7879
AD  - Departamento de Fisica, Elastomeros y Aplicaciones Energeticas, Instituto de 
      Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros, ICTP-CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 
      Madrid, Spain.
LA  - eng
GR  - MAT2017-88382-P/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades/
GR  - PGC2018-095364-B-I00/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200915
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC7569879
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - carbon nanofillers
OT  - electrical conductivity
OT  - gas barrier
OT  - mechanical properties
OT  - polyolefin
OT  - thermal stability
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/09/19 06:00
MHDA- 2020/09/19 06:01
PMCR- 2020/09/15
CRDT- 2020/09/18 01:02
PHST- 2020/08/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/09/08 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/09/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/18 01:02 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/09/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/09/19 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym12092094 [pii]
AID - polymers-12-02094 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym12092094 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2020 Sep 15;12(9):2094. doi: 10.3390/polym12092094.