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Study on the Preparation and Properties of Polyamide/Chitosan Nanocomposite Fabricated by Electrospinning Method Publisher



Fazeli M1, 3 ; Fazeli F2 ; Nuge T3 ; Abdoli O4 ; Moghaddam S5
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  1. 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Street, P.O. Box: 11365-9466, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Esfahan, 81746 73461, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, P.O. Box: 315100, Ningbo, China
  4. 4. Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 3314767653, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Biomaterials Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 1477893855, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Polymers and the Environment Published:2022


Abstract

The principal intention of this work is to fabricate and characterize the polyamide/chitosan nanocomposite by a novel single solvent method through the electrospinning procedure. The thermal properties and morphology of prepared nanocomposite are studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). TGA exposed that the primary decomposition temperature is reduced with rising of chitosan content in the nanocomposites and origin disintegration temperature for polyamide/chitosan nanocomposites is perceived to be in the range from 300 to 500 °C. Also, FE-SEM images demonstrated that the nanofibers of chitosan have good adhesion on the matrix and are well-oriented. Besides, the crystallinity and structural characteristics of the polyamide/chitosan nanocomposites are investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), respectively. The results of XRD proved that the successful blending of chitosan in polyamide is achieved via the electrospinning method. FT-IR results demonstrate that the nanofibers are consist of amine groups. Also, the electrical properties of the nanocomposite improved with the increasing content of chitosan and the conductivity of the polyamide/chitosan 5 wt% demonstrates the maximum current of 0.3 nA. Besides, the sheet resistance of the composite reduced 118–20 × 109 Ω/□ with raising the chitosan volume from 0 to 5 wt%. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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