Functional Composites Based on Polylactide and Graphene

Abstract

New composite materials based on polylactide and graphene, suitable for creating three-dimensional objects using the 3D printing technology, were prepared. Introduction of the nanoadditive into the matrix of the biodegradable polymer enhances the tensile strength of the materials by more than 57%. In addition, the composites exhibit high electrical conductivity, reaching 0.9 S cm^–1 for the composite with 3 wt % filler, which determines the possibility of using them for the development of various electrotechnical devices and tissue engineering structures.