Conjugated polymer nano-ellipsoids assembled with octanoic acid and their polyurethane nanocomposites with simultaneous thermal storage and antibacterial activity

Dabin Lee, Tae Joo Shin, Pil J. Yoo, Kyung Wha Oh, Juhyun Park

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Abstract

We prepared conjugated polymer nano-ellipsoids (CPNs) via emulsification of chloroform phase using the octanoic acid (OA) in dimethyl formamide (DMF), followed by the removal of chloroform by heating. The resulting CPN DMF solutions were thoroughly mixed with polyurethane (PU) DMF solutions to form composite films upon solvent removal, with uniformly distributed CPNs due to hydrogen bonds between PU matrix and the CPNs. Superior photothermal and antibacterial properties of the PU:CPN composite films were observed, presenting the usefulness of CPNs as an efficient light harvester and thermal storage material, and the OA as an antibacterial material for multifunctional fiber applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-40
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume63
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibacterial
  • Conjugated polymers
  • Nano-ellipsoids
  • Polyurethanes
  • Thermal storage

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