Well-dispersed chitosan/graphene oxide nanocomposites

Xiaoming Yang, Yingfeng Tu, Liang Li, Songmin Shang, Xiaoming Tao

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Abstract

Nanocomposites of chitosan and graphene oxide are prepared by simple self-assembly of both components in aqueous media. It is observed that graphene oxide is dispersed on a molecular scale in the chitosan matrix and some interactions occur between chitosan matrix and graphene oxide sheets. These are responsible for efficient load transfer between the nanofiller graphene and chitosan matrix. Compared with the pure chitosan, the tensile strength, and Young's modulus of the graphene-based materials are significantly improved by about 122 and 64%, respectively, with incorporation of 1 wt % graphene oxide. At the same time, the elongation at the break point increases remarkably. The experimental results indicate that graphene oxide sheets prefer to disperse well within the nanocomposites.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1707-1713
Number of pages7
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume2
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jun 2010

Keywords

  • chitosan
  • graphene
  • nanocomposites
  • self-assembly

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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