Abstract:
Nano-SiO
2/poly (glycerol-sebacate-citrate)(PGSC) bioelastomer composites were prepared by solvent assistant in-situ dispersion technique, and their structure and properties were characterized by FTIR, SEM, WXRD, DSC and tensile tests. Results demonstrate that nano-SiO
2 is imbedded in the PGSC matrixes, and chemical bonding is formed between them. Nano-SiO
2 presents finer and more homogeneous dispersion with the increasing of its mass fractions. The ordered structures of the matrixes are weakened after nano-SiO
2 is added, but the ordered structures of the composites are intensified with the formation of inorganic filler networks. The glass transition temperature (
Tg) of the matrix increases when the nano-SiO
2 mass fraction is lower, while the
Tg decreases when its mass fraction is higher. The composites possess excellent resilience, and their tensile strength and modulus rise with the increasing of nano-SiO
2 mass fractions, separately rising by 602.20% and 258.21% at its mass fraction of 16.67% than those of the pure matrixes.