• Title/Summary/Keyword: Nanocomposite films

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UV Barrier and Antimicrobial Activity of Agar-based Composite Films Incorporated with ZnO Nanoparticles and Grapefruit Seeds Extract (ZnO 나노입자와 자몽씨추출물을 첨가한 아가복합필름의 자외선차단 및 항균특성)

  • Kim, Yeon Ho;Bang, Yeong-Ju;Yoon, Ki Sun;Rhim, Jong-Whan
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2019
  • Agar-based nanocomposite films were prepared by incorporation of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONP) and grapefruit seed extract (GSE). The composite films were characterized using FT-IR, UV-visible spectroscopy and thermalgravimetric analysis (TGA). The composite films showed light absorption peaks at 220 and 380 nm, characteristic for GSE and ZnONP, respectively. The UV-light transmittance of the agar film was markedly reduced from 54.4 ± 1.3% to 5.8 ± 2.5% with little sacrifice of transparency when 3 wt% ZnONP and 5 wt% GSE were added. The mechanical and water vapor barrier properties increased slightly though they were not significant statistically by the addition of ZnONP and GSE. The nanocomposite films showed stronger antibacterial activity against L. monocytogenes than E. coli O157: H7 and the antibacterial activity was affected by bacterial types as well as concentrations of ZnONP and GSE. The nano-composite film incorporated with 3 wt% of ZnONP and 5 wt% of GSE exhibited strong antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157: H7. The results indicate that 3 wt% of ZnONP and 5 wt% of GSE are the optimal concentrations for producing functional agar/ZnONP/GSE composite films.

Transparent Polyimide Nanocomposite Films with Various Equi-biaxial Stretching Ratios (다양한 이축연신 비율에 따른 투명 폴리이미드 나노복합체 필름)

  • Kim, Young-Min;Chang, Jin-Hae
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.478-485
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    • 2012
  • A series of transparent polyimide (PI) nanocomposite films was synthesized from bicyclo(2,2,2)oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)benzene (BAPB) with various organoclay contents via solution intercalation polymerization to poly(amic acid)s, followed by thermal imidization. Varying organoclay loading in a range of 0 to 1.5 wt% produced variations in the optical transparency, morphology, and oxygen barrier property of the hybrids. An optimum oxygen barrier property was observed for the hybrids containing 1.0 wt% Cloisite 30B; these properties were degraded gradually by further increases in the clay content. The PI hybrid films were found to exhibit excellent optical transparency and almost no color. However, the transparency of the hybrid films decreased slightly with increasing organoclay content. Transparent PI hybrid films containing 1.0 wt% Cloisite 30B were stretched equi-biaxially with various stretching ratios in a range of 100-140% to investigate their optical transparency and oxygen permeability in detail; the variations of clay dispersion and morphology were also determined as a function of equi-biaxial stretching ratio. PI hybrid films with ${\geq}120%$ stretching were found to contain homogeneously dispersed clay in the polymer matrix and exfoliated nanocomposites. The highest barrier to oxygen permeation was found at an equi-biaxial stretching ratio of 130%.

Nanocomposite of Ethyl Cellulose Using Environment-Friendly Plasticizer (친환경 가소제를 첨가한 에틸 셀룰로오스 나노복합체)

  • Choi Sung Heon;Cho Mi Suk;Kim Dukjoon;Kim Ji-Heung;Lee Dong Hyun;Shim Sang Joon;Nam Jae-Do;Lee Youngkwan
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.399-402
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    • 2005
  • In this study, ethyl cellulose (EC)/montmorilloniote(MMT) nanocomposite films plasticized with environmental-friendly plasticizer (BET, EBN, ESO) were prepared by melt process using Hakke mixer. The $T_g$ of plasticized EC films decreased from 122 to $71^{circ}C$ with the increase in the BET content up to 30 $wt\%$. The addition of 10 $wt\%$ epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) as the second plasticizer cause the further drop of $T_g$ from 81 to $61^{circ}C$. The plasticizer-effect of BET was better than that of EBN. When the plasticizer was added into the EC films, the mechanical properties of EC films was decreased, however the addition of monotmorillonite (MMT) into the EC films or the ring opening reaction of ESO plasticizer cause enhancement of mechanical properties.

Structure and Magnetic Properties of Sm-Co(x nm)/Co(6 nm) Multi-layered Nanocomposite Films

  • Yang, Choong-Jin;You, Cai-Yin;Zhang, Zhi-Dong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.24-25
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    • 2002
  • Tthe structure and magnetic properties of Sm-Co/co films treated at various annealing temperatures and times are reported, The effects of an externally applied magnetic field during annealing, were also investigated. These result is discussed in terms of magnetization reversal of nano grains which seems to compete with the exchange interaction occurring between the nano grains. (omitted)

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