Polymorphism of Racemic Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(D-lactide) Blend: Effect of Melt and Cold Crystallization
Polymorphism of Racemic Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(D-lactide) Blend: Effect of Melt and Cold Crystallization
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外消旋聚(L-丙交酯)/聚(D-丙交酯)共混物的多晶型:熔融和冷结晶的影响
DOI:
10.1021/jp311878f
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发表时间:
2013-04-04
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Yang, Ming-Bo
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作者:
Bao, Rui-Ying;Yang, Wei;Yang, Ming-Bo
The crystallization and melting behaviors and crystalline structure of melt and cold crystallized poly(L-lactide)/poly(D-lactide) (PLLA/PDLA) blend were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), respectively. The isothermal crystallization kinetics during the melt and cold crystallization process were analyzed using the Avrami equation. The overall crystallization rate constant (k) of cold crystallization is much higher than that of melt crystallization. Moreover, k as a function of crystallization temperature shows different trends in melt and cold crystallization, indicating different crystallization mechanisms in the melt and cold crystallization. The polymorphic crystallization of homocrystallites (the transition crystallization temperature from delta to alpha form) is not altered by either the equimolar blending of PLLA and PDLA or the type of crystallization procedures, while the crystallization window for exclusive stereocomplex crystallites is widened from 170 degrees C for melt crystallization to 170-200 degrees C for cold crystallization. The stereocomplex crystallites are hard to form in both melt and cold crystallization at crystallization temperatures of 90 and 100 degrees C, and the crystallinity of stereocomplex crystallites for cold crystallization is higher than that of melt crystallization at temperatures above 110 degrees C. Especially, a pure and significantly higher crystallinity of stereocomplex crystallites can be achieved at 170-200 degrees C by cold crystallization. The results provide a huge possibility to control stereocomplex crystallization to enlarge its applications.