Preparation and characterization of biodegradable poly(L-lactide)/chitosan blends
Preparation and characterization of biodegradable poly(L-lactide)/chitosan blends
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DOI:
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.12.002
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发表时间:
2005-05-01
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6
通讯作者:
Cheung, MK
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作者:
Chen, C;Dong, L;Cheung, MK
In order to improve the properties of chitosan and obtain new fully biodegradable materials, blends of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and chitosan with different compositions were prepared by precipitating out PLLA/chitosan from acetic acid-DMSO mixtures with acetone. The blends were characterized by Fourier transform infrared analysis (MR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), C-13 solid-state NMR and Wide-angle Xray diffraction (WAXD). FTIR and XPS results showed that intermolecular hydrogen bonds existed between two components in the blends, and the hydrogen bonds were mainly between carbonyls of PLLA and amino groups of chitosan. The melting temperatures, cold crystallization temperatures and crystallinity of the PLLA component decreased with the increase in chitosan content. Blending chitosan with PLLA suppressed the crystallization of the PLLA component. Although the crystal structure of PLLA component was not changed, the crystallization of the blends was affected because of the existence of hydrogen bonds between two components, which was proved by WAXD results. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.