Effect of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) on the thermal and mechanical properties of polylactic acid (PLA)/ curcumin blends

• Main Authors: Syed Shaharuddin, Sharifah Imihezri, Adnan, Muhammad Danial Afiq, Muhamad Khairussaleh, Nor Khairusshima, Mohd Shaffiar, Norhashimah, Buys, Yose Fachmi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62739/1/Sharifah_2018_IOP_Conf._Ser.Mater._Sci._Eng._290_012081.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62739/7/62739_Effect%20of%20thermoplastic%20polyurethane%20%28TPU%29_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62739/13/62739_Effect%20of%20thermoplastic%20polyurethane%20%28TPU%29%20on%20the%20thermal%20_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62739/; http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012081/meta

Polylactic acid (PLA) is known to be brittle by nature and thus limits the flexibility of the polymer. A possible solution to enhance the flexibility of PLA is to add a flexible polymeric based material such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). In this study, 30-50 wt% of TPU was added into PLA/curc...