Improving the thermal and mechanical properties of silicone polymer by incorporating functionalized graphene oxide

Enhanced thermal, UV blocking and dye absorptive properties of chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide fibers

“…According to Doyles's statement, the thermal stability factor for the blend system was determined by the TGA thermograms. And the IPDT was calculated by equation (6) as follows [44]: (6) where A* is the area ratio of total experimental curve divided by total TGA thermogram, K* the coefficient of A*, T i the intial experimental temperature (85 o C), and T f the final experimental temperature (700 o C).…”

“…Graphene oxide (GO) prepared from natural graphite has unique two-dimensional sheet structure and some attractive properties, such as mechanical properties [1][2][3][4], UV blocking [5], thermostability [6][7][8], hydrophilic [4,9] and so on. The existence of abundant oxygen-containing groups, including hydroxyl, epoxy and carbonyl groups [10], provides the possibility for synthesizing various functional materials.…”

Structural Effects of Residual Groups of Graphene Oxide on Poly(ε-Caprolactone)/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite

“…Previous studies indicated that GO can enhance the mechanical properties of PCL matrix [12,13]. It has also been used to reinforce other polymer matrices, such as natural rubber [14], poly(arylene ether nitrile) [15], poly(vinyl chloride) [16], epoxy [17], silicone [18], polyurethane [19], poly(butylene succinate) [20], elastomer [21] and PP [22].…”

Preparation of SiO2–GO hybrid nanoparticles and the thermal properties of methylphenylsilicone resins/SiO2–GO nanocomposites

“…Among existing approaches, chemical functionalization is frequently applied to modify GO sheets. Fox examples, Ma et al [30] prepared functionalized GO by reacting GO sheets with vinyltrimethoxysilane and incorporated functionalized GO into a silicone polymer. The tensile strength and thermal stability of the nanocomposites can be improved remarkably at very low loading.…”