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Research & Reviews: Journal of Material Sciences | ISSN: 2321-6212 | Volulme 6

November 07-08, 2018 | Atlanta, USA

Materials Science and Engineering

International Conference and Exhibition on

Applied Crystallography

International Conference on

Self-healing PMMA nanocomposites

Maihemuti Maimaitituersun

and

N Baydogan

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

oly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is a wiedly used thermoplastic polymer material because of its advantages including

light weight, easy processability, high impact resistance, chemical stability, high resistance to weathering and excellent heat

resistance etc. PMMA is an ideal candidate for aerospace, automotive, marine applications. However, long-term durability

and reliability of polymeric materials are still problematic when they serve for structural application. Hence, in this study we

added several nanomaterials to improve the weak properties of PMMA. PMMA was synthesized by Atom Transfer Radical

Polymerization (ATRP) technique; nanofillers are dispersed at 5 different concentration levels such as 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and

2.0 wt. % via

in situ

polymerization method. The changes in the properties of PMMA nanocomposites examined by SEM,

TGA/DSC tensile, impact and hardness tests. PMMA nanocomposite with the low nanofiller loading ratio showed noticeable

enhancements in their mechanical and thermal aspects. In this study, we also synthesised self-healing PMMA nanocomposite.

Encapsulate GMA was served as self-healing agent. Emulsion polymerization was applied to encapsulate GMA with poly

(melamine-formaldehyde) (PMF) as the wall substance. GMA was added to PMMA nanocomposite solutions via melt

compounding method. Self-healing performance of the PMMA nanocomposites was evaluated via impact test.

Biography

Maihemuti Maimaitituersun completed his Master study in 2017 from department of Physics Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. Now he is continuing his

Ph.D. Study in department of Physics Engineering, Istanbul Technical University.

maimaitituersun@itu.edu.tr

Maihemuti Maimaitituersun et al., Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2018, Volume 6

DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212-C8-035