Fabrication of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites having different contents of modified SiO2 by vitamin B1 as biosafe and novel coupling agent to improve mechanical and thermal properties
Abstract
In this study, at first, owing to the excessive surface energy and inclination for aggregation, surface treatment of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NP)s was performed by vitamin B1 (VB1) as a biodegradable and biocompatible coupling agent.