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Journal of Materials Science

, Volume 46, Issue 18, pp 6124–6130 | Cite as

Synthesis and characterization of poly(ε-caprolactone) reinforced with aligned hybrid electrospun PMMA/nano-Al2O3 fibre mats by film stacking

  • F. NanniEmail author
  • F. R. Lamastra
  • F. Pisa
  • G. Gusmano
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Abstract

PMMA and PMMA/10 wt% nano-Al2O3 fibre mats were produced by means of electrospinning and used as reinforcing phase of poly(ε-caprolactone) matrix. The composite films were fabricated by means of film-stacking technique. SEM observations showed good wettability of PMMA-based fibres by the PCL matrix, confirming that a strong interface was formed. The Al2O3 nanoparticles were well-distributed along the polymeric fibres. The introduction of PMMA fibres as a reinforcement led to a clear benefit in terms of the mechanical strength (11.5 ± 0.5 MPa), the value for neat PCL being 8.2 ± 2.2 MPa. The tensile strength was further increased when the fibres were loaded with nano-Al2O3 (14.4 ± 0.6 MPa) due to both the presence of the ceramic filler and the smaller diameter of the composite fibres. A less marked improvement was instead found on stiffness.

Keywords

PMMA Electrospun Fibre Al2O3 Nanoparticles Fibre Aspect Ratio Composite Manufacturing 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • F. Nanni
    • 1
    • 2
    Email author
  • F. R. Lamastra
    • 2
  • F. Pisa
    • 1
  • G. Gusmano
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Chemical Science and TechnologyUniversity of Rome “Tor Vergata”RomeItaly
  2. 2.Italian Interuniversity Consortium on Materials Science and Technology (INSTM)Research Unit Roma Tor VergataRomeItaly

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