Biodegradable shape memory nanocomposites with thermal and magnetic field responsiveness.
This engineering study reports fabrication of a biodegradable PLLA shape-memory nanocomposite incorporating surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The composite showed improved tensile/mechanical and shape-memory properties compared with PLLA, and shape recovery could be triggered by an alternating magnetic field. Recovery ratio and speed under the magnetic field were reported to be lower than in 70°C water, attributed to limited heating from the field conditions.
Key points
- Fe3O4 nanoparticles (~9 nm) were synthesized and surface-modified with oleic acid before incorporation into PLLA.
- TEM/SEM reportedly showed even dispersion of the modified nanoparticles in chloroform and the PLLA matrix.
- Tensile testing indicated improved elastic modulus, tensile strength, and elongation at break with Fe3O4 addition.
- Shape memory properties were reported to improve with Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the PLLA matrix.
- Shape recovery driven by an alternating magnetic field was observed in the nanocomposites.
- Shape recovery ratio and speed under the alternating magnetic field were lower than recovery in 70°C water.
- The lower magnetic-field-driven recovery was attributed to low magnetic field frequency/strength producing limited heating.
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