For nanoparticle-reinforced composites

Pluta et al. investigated PLA/MMT nanocomposites by studying the dispersions of modified and unmodified MMT prepared by melt blending. XRD showed that the good affinity between the organo-modified clay and the PLA was sufficient to form an intercalated structure in the nanocomposite. TGA showed that 

Pillai et al. described a comparison between two chemical functionalization strategies for the amine functionalization of multiwalled CNTs. The modified CNTs with optimum amine content were used to prepare PLA/CNT nanocomposites through solution casting method. The polymer nanocomposite thus prepared showed improved thermal properties when compared to the neat PLA [65]. 

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