Demand for environmentally friendly plastic materials which are obtained from renewable resources such as biomass-based polyesters is of concern. Herein, the enhanced characteristic performances of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) by employing the fabrication of PBS-based composites with the nanosilver-coated carbon black (AgCB) using an injection-molding method are reported. The preformed AgCB additives are priorly prepared by the benzoxazine oxidation method. Phase characterization of the obtained composite materials examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals the crystalline PBS matrix and the presence of metallic silver particles, confirming the successful fabrication of the composite materials. Detailed analyses on thermal, mechanical, electrical, and antimicrobial properties of the composite materials are reported. The AgCB-PBS composite materials provide such potential features by an enhancement of electrical conductivity and the antimicrobial activity by an inhibition against E. coli and C. albicans. These AgCB-PBS composite materials show the possibility to be an option for antielectrostatic and antimicrobial applications such as for the production of smart, environmentally friendly keyboards.
Golden glittering
biocomposite fibers from poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and nanosilver-coated titanium dioxide (Ag/TiO
2
) were successfully
prepared
via
a melt spinning process. Various contents
of 10% Ag/TiO
2
/PLA masterbatch were diluted with PLA in
concentrations of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 phr, respectively. The
physical, mechanical, thermal, and antibacterial properties of the
obtained fibers were investigated. The results indicated that the
glittering biocomposite fiber had a light, yellow-gold color and a
slightly rough surface. Tenacity and elongation at break of the glittering
biocomposite fibers were lower than those of the pristine PLA fiber.
The thermal properties of the glittering composite fibers also decreased
with increasing masterbatch content. The PLA/PEG-10 biocomposite fiber
with good spinnability and mechanical properties was suitably used
for preparing the golden glittering composite fabric by the knitting
process. Moreover, the golden glittering biocomposite fabrics exhibited
antibacterial activity against certain microbes, for example,
Staphylococcus aureus
,
Bacillus subtilis,
and
Candida albicans
. The prepared
fabric has significant potential for use in eco-friendly textile products
and antibacterial fabrics. Besides, our novel textiles showed not
only the photocatalytic property needed to degrade organic dyes such
as methylene blue in water but also the ion-sensing property for mercury(II)
ions by changing the textile color from yellow to colorless.
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