Infusing High-density Polyethylene with Graphene-Zinc Oxide to Produce Antibacterial Nanocomposites with Improved Properties

You-Li Yao; Manuel Reyes De Guzman; Hong Duan; Chen Gao; Xu Lin; Yi-Hua Wen; Juan Du; Li Lin; Jui-Chin Chen; Chin-San Wu; Maw-Cherng Suen; Ya-Li Sun; Wei-Song Hung; Chi-Hui Tsou

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Infusing High-density Polyethylene with Graphene-Zinc Oxide to Produce Antibacterial Nanocomposites with Improved Properties

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- Infusing High-density Polyethylene with Graphene-Zinc Oxide to Produce Antibacterial Nanocomposites with Improved Properties
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 38, Issue 8, Pages: 898-907(2020)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, China
  b.Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  c.Department of Orthopedics, Fourth People’s Hospital of Zigong, Zigong 643000, China
  d.Department of Materials and Textiles, Oriental Institute of Technology, New Taipei City 22061, China
  e.Department of Applied Cosmetology, Kao Yuan University, Kaohsiung 82101, China
  f.Department of Fashion Business Administration, Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei City 24305, China
  g.Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, China
  h.R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung-Li 32023, China
  i.Sichuan Zhixiangyi Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610051, China
  j.Department of Materials Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Author bio：
  
  mayko0301@hotmail.com
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-020-2392-z
  CLC：
- Received：25 September 2019，
  
  Revised：2020-1-13，
  
  Accepted：17 January 2020，
  
  Online First：09 May 2020，
  
  Published：2020-08
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Yao, Y. L.; De Guzman, M. R.; Duan, H.; Gao, C.; Lin, X.; Wen, Y. H.; Du, J.; Lin, L.; Chen, J. C.; Wu, C, S,; Suen, M. C.; Sun, Y. L.; Hung, W. S.; Tsou, C. H. Infusing high-density polyethylene with graphene-zinc oxide to produce antibacterial nanocomposites with improved properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 898–907

You-Li Yao, Manuel Reyes De Guzman, Hong Duan, et al. Infusing High-density Polyethylene with Graphene-Zinc Oxide to Produce Antibacterial Nanocomposites with Improved Properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(8): 898-907.
Yao, Y. L.; De Guzman, M. R.; Duan, H.; Gao, C.; Lin, X.; Wen, Y. H.; Du, J.; Lin, L.; Chen, J. C.; Wu, C, S,; Suen, M. C.; Sun, Y. L.; Hung, W. S.; Tsou, C. H. Infusing high-density polyethylene with graphene-zinc oxide to produce antibacterial nanocomposites with improved properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 898–907 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2392-z.

You-Li Yao, Manuel Reyes De Guzman, Hong Duan, et al. Infusing High-density Polyethylene with Graphene-Zinc Oxide to Produce Antibacterial Nanocomposites with Improved Properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(8): 898-907. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2392-z.

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Nanocomposites of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) modified with 0.2 phr graphene-zinc oxide (GN-ZnO) exhibited optimal mechanical properties and thermal stability. Two other nano-materials—GN and nano-ZnO—were also used to compare them with GN-ZnO. Increasing the content of GN-ZnO gradually enhanced the antibacterial and barrier properties

but the addition of 0.3 phr GN-ZnO led to agglomeration that caused defects in the nanocomposites. Herein

we investigated the antibacterial and barrier properties of HDPE nanocomposites infused with different nanoparticles (GN

ZnO

GN-ZnO) of varying concentrations. HDPE and the nanoparticles were melt-blended together in a Haake-Buchler Rheomixer to produce a new environment-friendly nano-material with improved physical and chemical properties. The following characterizations were conducted: tensile test

thermogravimetric analysis

morphology

differential scanning calorimetry

X-ray diffraction

antibacterial test

and oxygen and water vapor permeation test. The results showed that the crystallinity of HDPE was affected with the addition of GN-ZnO

and the nanocomposites had effective antibacterial capacity

strong mechanical properties

high thermal stability

and excellent barrier performance. This type of HDPE nanocomposites reinforced with GN-ZnO would be attractive for packaging industries.

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