Investigation of the Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behaviour of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites Based on Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Nylon 11 and TMDCs WS2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Processing
2.2. Characterization Studies
3. Results
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Crystallization Behaviour
3.3. Nucleation Activity
3.4. Crystallization Activation Energy
3.5. Melting Behaviour
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Naffakh, M.; Shuttleworth, P.S. Investigation of the Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behaviour of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites Based on Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Nylon 11 and TMDCs WS2. Polymers 2022, 14, 2692. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132692
Naffakh M, Shuttleworth PS. Investigation of the Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behaviour of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites Based on Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Nylon 11 and TMDCs WS2. Polymers. 2022; 14(13):2692. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132692
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaffakh, Mohammed, and Peter S. Shuttleworth. 2022. "Investigation of the Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behaviour of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites Based on Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Nylon 11 and TMDCs WS2" Polymers 14, no. 13: 2692. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132692
APA StyleNaffakh, M., & Shuttleworth, P. S. (2022). Investigation of the Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behaviour of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites Based on Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Nylon 11 and TMDCs WS2. Polymers, 14(13), 2692. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132692