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Effect of tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanotubes on structural, morphological and mechanical properties of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) films

TitleEffect of tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanotubes on structural, morphological and mechanical properties of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) films
Publication TypePresentazione a Congresso
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsTammaro, Loredana, Di Luccio Tiziana, Borriello Carmela, Loffredo Fausta, Ramachandran K., Villani Fulvia, Di Benedetto Francesca, Schiller T., Minarini Carla, and Kornfield J.A.
Conference NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Abstract

Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) is a semicrystalline, biocompatible and biodegradable polymer widely employed in many applications (food packaging, biomedical devices, drug delivery systems). This work deals with nanocomposites of PLLA and tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanotubes (NTs) as a novel material to obtain thinner and stronger bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. We studied the influence of WS2 NTs on the mechanical properties of PLLA-WS2 films. Polarized optical microscopy reveals a high degree of orientation of the polymer molecules in stretched films that further increases with a post-stretching annealing treatment. At the same time, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy confirm enhancement of the crystallinity induced by the WS2 NTs. © 2018 Author(s).

URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049999966&doi=10.1063%2f1.5045935&partnerID=40&md5=185afd8be08967904faddf094883bc1d
DOI10.1063/1.5045935
Citation KeyTammaro2018