PMID- 35012199 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220113 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jan 2 TI - Crystallization Behavior and Electrical Properties of Nanoparticle-Reinforced Poly(lactic Acid)-Based Films. LID - 10.3390/polym14010177 [doi] LID - 177 AB - Graphene oxide (GO) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes with silver particles (MWNT-Ag) of different concentrations were used as nanofillers to prepare poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticle films through the solvent casting method. In this study, the effects of nanoparticles on the crystallization behavior, relationships between the dispersion and electrical properties, and hydrolytic degradation behaviors were investigated for the PLA/MWNT-Ag and PLA/rGO films. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to evaluate the crystallization behaviors of the PLA/MWNT-Ag and PLA/reduced GO (rGO) films. Electron probe microanalysis was performed to characterize the dispersion of MWNT-Ag, and X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to determine the degree of dispersion of rGO in the PLA matrix. The results showed that nanoparticles enhanced the crystallization kinetics of PLA as well as the hydrolytic degradation rate. From the measurement of electrical properties, the electrical conductivity of PLA/MWNT-Ag 1.0 wt% was much higher than that of the pure PLA and PLA/rGO films, showing that MANT and Ag nanoparticles contribute greatly to enhancing the electrical conductivity of the PLA/MWNT-Ag films. FAU - Li, Mei-Xian AU - Li MX AD - School of Textile and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Ren, Yu AU - Ren Y AD - School of Textile and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. AD - Xinfengming Group Huzhou Zhongshi Technology Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China. FAU - Lee, Dasom AU - Lee D AD - School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. FAU - Choi, Sung-Woong AU - Choi SW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7285-4257 AD - Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong-si 53064, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220102 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC8747221 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GO OT - MWNT-Ag OT - dispersion OT - electrical conductivity OT - poly(lactic acid) COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/01/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/12 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/02 CRDT- 2022/01/11 01:17 PHST- 2021/12/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/11 01:17 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym14010177 [pii] AID - polymers-14-00177 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym14010177 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2022 Jan 2;14(1):177. doi: 10.3390/polym14010177.