Multiresponsive Shape Memory Blends and Nanocomposites Based on Starch

Smart multiresponsive bionanocomposites with both humidity- and thermally activated shape-memory effects, based on blends of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are designed. Thermo- and humidity-mechanical cyclic experiments are performed in order to demonstrate the humidity...

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Autores: Sessini, Valentina|||0000-0003-1205-4586, Raquez, Jean-Marie, Lo Re, Giada, Mincheva, Rosica, Kenny, José María, Dubois, Philippe, Peponi, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/43787
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/43787
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b06618
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:thermoplastic starch
shape memory
humidity
nanocomposite
thermomechanical cycles
Química
Chemistry
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Sumario:Smart multiresponsive bionanocomposites with both humidity- and thermally activated shape-memory effects, based on blends of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are designed. Thermo- and humidity-mechanical cyclic experiments are performed in order to demonstrate the humidity- as well as thermally activated shape memory properties of the starch-based materials. In particular, the induced-crystallization is used in order to thermally activate the EVA shape memory response. The shape memory results of both blends and their nanocomposites reflect the excellent ability to both humidity- and thermally activated recover of the initial shape with values higher than 80 and 90%, respectively.