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Fabrication of Tunable Submicro- or Nano-Structured Polyethylene Materials from Immiscible Blends with Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

✍ Scribed by Dong Wang; Gang Sun; Bor-Sen Chiou


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
1014 KB
Volume
293
Category
Article
ISSN
1438-7492

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) was prepared into micro‐ or submicro‐spheres or nanofibers via melt blending or extrusion of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)/LDPE immiscible blends and subsequent removal of the CAB matrix. The sizes of the PE spheres or fibers can be successfully controlled by varying the composition ratio and modifying the interfacial properties of the blends. The surface structures of LDPE micro‐ or submicro‐spheres and nanofibers were analyzed using SEM and FTIR‐ATR spectroscopy. In addition, the crystalline structures of the LDPE nanofibers were characterized.

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