Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39861229›Full record

ArticlePolymers2025

Effect of Crystallinity on the Printability of Poly(ethylene Terephthalate)/Poly(butylene Terephthalate) Blends.

Francesca Aliberti, Maria Oliviero, Raffaele Longo, Liberata Guadagno, Andrea Sorrentino

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Francesca AlibertiDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
Maria OlivieroInstitute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, P.le E. Fermi, 1, 80055 Portici, Italy.
Raffaele LongoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2727-2930
Liberata GuadagnoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5839-1321
Andrea SorrentinoInstitute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, via Previati n.1/E, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-3002

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) Grant Assignment Decree No. 966 521 adopted on 30/06/2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the impact of blending polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) on the thermal, structural, and mechanical properties of 3D-printed materials. Comprehensive analyses, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and mechanical testing, were conducted to assess the influence of blend composition. FT-IR confirmed that PET and PBT blend physically without transesterification, while TGA showed enhanced thermal stability with increasing PET content. XRD revealed that PET and PBT crystallize separately, with the crystallinity decreasing sharply for blends with more than 50% PET. The DSC results indicated that PET effectively slows down the crystallization kinetics of PBT, promoting cold crystallization. Mechanical tests demonstrated that the elastic modulus remains relatively unchanged, but the strain at break decreases with a higher PET content, indicating increased stiffness and reduced ductility. Overall, incorporating PET into PBT improves 3D-printability and dimensional stability, reducing warpage and enhancing print precision, making these blends advantageous for 3D-printing applications.

Indexed as

additive manufacturingcrystallinitydimensional stabilityPET–PBT blends

Identifiers

PMID39861229
PMCPMC11768295

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.