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Iliut M, Silva C, Herrick S, et al. Graphene and water-based elastomers thin-film composites by dip-moulding. Carbon N Y. 2016;106:228-232doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032.
Iliut, M., Silva, C., Herrick, S., McGlothlin, M., & Vijayaraghavan, A. (2016). Graphene and water-based elastomers thin-film composites by dip-moulding. Carbon, 106228-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032
Iliut, Maria, et al. "Graphene and water-based elastomers thin-film composites by dip-moulding." Carbon vol. 106 (2016): 228-232. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032
Iliut M, Silva C, Herrick S, McGlothlin M, Vijayaraghavan A. Graphene and water-based elastomers thin-film composites by dip-moulding. Carbon N Y. 2016 Sep;106:228-232. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032. PMID: 27594706; PMCID: PMC4913555.
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Carbon N Y. 2016 Sep;106:228-232. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032.

Graphene and water-based elastomers thin-film composites by dip-moulding.

Carbon

Maria Iliut, Claudio Silva, Scott Herrick, Mark McGlothlin, Aravind Vijayaraghavan

Affiliations

  1. School of Materials and National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
  2. School of Materials and National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  3. Apex Medical Technologies, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.

PMID: 27594706 PMCID: PMC4913555 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.05.032

Abstract

Thin-film elastomers (elastic polymers) have a number of technologically significant applications ranging from sportswear to medical devices. In this work, we demonstrate that graphene can be used to reinforce 20 micron thin elastomer films, resulting in over 50% increase in elastic modulus at a very low loading of 0.1 wt%, while also increasing the elongation to failure. This loading is below the percolation threshold for electrical conductivity. We demonstrate composites with both graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, the reduction being undertaken in-situ or ex-situ using a biocompatible reducing agent in ascorbic acid. The ultrathin films were cast by dip moulding. The transparency of the elastomer films allows us to use optical microscopy image and confirm the uniform distribution as well as the conformation of the graphene flakes within the composite.

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