Design of the Elastic Modulus of Nanoparticles-Containing PVA/PVAc Films by the Response Surface Method

Mechanics of Composite Materials 2015
Nataļja Geisari, Mārtiņš Kalniņš, Andrejs Kovaļovs, Andris Čate

By the surface response method, a regression equation is constructed, and the tensile elastic modulus of films made from polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate (PVA/PVAc) blends filled with montmorillonite clay and microcrystalline cellulose nanoparticles is investigated. It is established that the introduction of the nanoparticles improves the mechanical properties of the blends in tension considerably: their strength and elastic modulus increase with content of the particles. Using the regression equation, the optimum composition of nanoparticle-filled PVA/PVAc blends with the highest value of elastic modulus is found.

Keywords
polyvinyl alcohol polyvinyl acetate blends nanoparticles montmorillonite clay microcrystalline cellulose response surface method optimization
DOI
10.1007/s11029-015-9537-0
Hyperlink
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11029-015-9537-0

Geisari, N., Kalniņš, M., Kovaļovs, A., Čate, A. Design of the Elastic Modulus of Nanoparticles-Containing PVA/PVAc Films by the Response Surface Method. Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2015, Vol.51, No.5, pp.669-676. ISSN 0191-5665. e-ISSN 1573-8922. Available from: doi:10.1007/s11029-015-9537-0

Publication language
English (en)