Finely-tuned strength-toughness balance of PPR/UHMWPE blends via shear-enhanced crystal orientation and cocrystal-locked UHMWPE particles

Document Type : Original research

Authors

• Zhijie Zhao ^{1, 2, 3}
• Ping Hai ^{1, 2, 3}
• Minjuan Zhang ^{1, 2, 3}
• Yongbiao Zheng ^{1, 2, 3}
• Yuerong Chen ^{1, 2, 3}
• Cunling Long ^{1, 2, 3}
• Hongtao Zhang ^{1, 2, 3}
• Xinyi Zhang ^{1, 2, 3}

¹ Qinghai Provincial Drug inspection and Testing Institute, Xi’ning, 810016, China

² Qinghai Institute of Medical Device Supervision and Testing, Xi’ning, 810016, China

³ NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of TCM（Tibetan Medicine, Xi’ning, 810016, China

Abstract

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Highlights

1. Low addition of UHMWPE is inclined to be miscible with the PP matrix.
2. Phase separation occurs at high addition of UHMWPE.

3. The co-crystal structure locks UHMWPE domains into smaller size.
4. Orientated crystal leads to balanced mechanical strength and toughness for PPR.

Keywords

• Mechanical property
• polymer blending
• phase morphology
• crystal orientation