Degradation of poly(l-lactide) films under ultraviolet irradiation and water bath

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 810-817

  Zhang, Chunmei ^a   Man, Changzhen ^a   Wang, Weiwei ^a   Jiang, Long ^a   Dan, Yi ^a  

^a Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Limiting viscosity; Poly (L lactide); Ultraviolet irradiation

Indexed keywords

CHAIN SCISSION; FTIR ANALYSIS; LIMITING VISCOSITY; PLLA; POLY (L-LACTIDE); POLY FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; UV IRRADIATION; WATER BATHS; WATER MOLECULE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 79958733245     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.551970     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Rasal, R.M.; Hirt, D.E. Micropatterning of covalently attached biotin on poly(lactic acid) film surfaces. Macromol. Biosci. 2009, 9, 989-996.
2. Auras, R.; Harte, B.; Selke, S. An overview of polylactides as packaging materials. Macromol. Biosci. 2004, 4, 835-864.
3. Yeh, J.T.; Chai, W.L.; Wu, C.S. Study on the preparation and characterization of biodegradable polylactide=SiO2-TiO2 hybrids. Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 2008, 47, 887-894.
4. Drumright, R.E.; Gruber, P.R.; Henton, D.E. Polylactic acid technology. Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 1841-1846.
5. Chang, L.S. Optimization of biodegradability of Poly(Lactic Acid) by Taguchi method. Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 2010, 49, 158-163.
6. Tsuji, H.; Suzuyoshi, K. Environmental degradation of biodegradable polyesters 1. Poly(epsilon-caprolactone), poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate], and poly(L-lactide) films in controlled static seawater. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2002, 75, 347-355.
7. Zhou, Z.H.; Liu, X.P.; Liu, Q.Q.; Liu, L.H. Influence of temperature and time on isothermal crystallization of Poly-L-lactide. Int. J. Polymer. Mater. 2008, 57, 878-890.
8. Oda, Y.; Yonetsu, A.; Urakami, T.; Tonomura, K. Degradation of polylactide by commercial proteases. J. Polym. Environ. 2000, 8, 29-32.
9. Anderson, K.S.; Schreck, K.M.; Hillmyer, M.A. Toughening polylactide. Polym. Rev. 2008, 48, 85-108.
10. Rasal, R.M.; Janorkar, A.V.; Hirt, D.E. Poly(lactic acid) modifications. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2010, 35, 338-356.
11. He, Z.Q.; Xiong, L.Z. Assessment of Cytocompatibility of Bulk Modified Poly-L-lactic Acid Biomaterials. Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 2009, 48, 1020-1024.
12. Zhou, Z.H.; Liu, X.P.; Liu, L.H. Synthesis of ultra-high weight average molecular mass of Poly-L-lactide. Int. J. Polymer. Mater. 2008, 57, 532-542.
13. Nicolae, C.A.; Grigorescu, M.A.; Gabor, R.A. An investigation of thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid). Eng. Lett. 2008, 16, 568-571.
14. Schliecker, G.; Schmidt, C.; Fuchs, S.; Kissel, T. Characterization of a homologous series of D,L-lactic acid oligomers; a mechanistic study on the degradation kinetics in vitro. Biomaterials 2003, 24, 3835-3844.
15. Ikeda, K.; Ogoma, Y.; Fujii, T.; Hachimori, A.; Kondo, Y.; Hayakawa, T.; Iwatsuki, M.; Akaike, T. Conformation of polyamino acids containing fluorine. Polymer 1990, 31, 344-347.
16. Li, Z.Q.; Zhou, X.D.; Pei, C.H. Synthesis of PLA-co-PGMA copolymer and its application in the surface modification of bacterial cellulose. Int. J. Polymer. Mater. 2010, 59, 725-737.
17. Tracy, M.A.; Ward, K.L.; Firouzabadian, L.; Wang, Y.; Dong, N.; Qian, R.; Zhang, Y. Factors affecting the degradation rate of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres in vivo and in vitro. Biomaterials 1999, 20, 1057-1062.
18. McDonald, P.F.; Geever, L.M.; Lyons, J.G.; Higginbotham, C.L. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Blends Based on Poly (dl-lactide), Poly(L-lactide-glycolide) and Poly(E-caprolactone). Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 2010, 49, 678-689.
19. Vasanthan, N.; Ly, O. Effect of microstructure on hydrolytic degradation studies of poly(L-lactic acid) by FTIR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2009, 94, 1364-1372.
20. Hakkarainen, M.; Karlsson, S.; Albertsson, A.C. Influence of low molecular weight lactic acid derivatives on degradability of polylactide. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2000, 76, 228-239.
21. de Jong, S.J.; Arias, E.R.; Rijkers, D.T.S.; van Nostrum, C.F.; Kettenes-van den Bosch, J.J.; Hennink, W.E. New insights into the hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid): participation of the alcohol terminus. Polymer. 2001, 42, 2795-2802.
22. Tsuji, H.; Ikada, Y. Blends of crystalline and amorphous poly (lactide). 3. Hydrolysis of solution-cast blend films. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 1997, 63, 855-863.
23. Kikkawa, Y.; Fujita, M.; Abe, H.; Doi, Y. Effect of water on the surface molecular mobility of poly(lactide) thin films: An atomic force microscopy study. Biomacromolecules 2004, 5, 1187-1193.
24. Liu, L.J.; Li, S.M.; Garreau, H.; Vert, M. Selective enzymatic degradations of poly(L-lactide) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone) blend films. Biomacromolecules 2000, 1, 350-359.
25. Garlotta, D. A literature review of poly(lactic acid). J. Polym. Environ. 2001, 9, 63-84.
26. Ho, K.L.G.; Pometto, A.L. Effects of electron-beam irradiation and ultraviolet light (365 nm) on polylactic acid plastic films. J. Environ. Polym. Degr. 1999, 7, 93-100.
27. Tsuji, H.; Ikada, Y. Properties and morphology of poly(L-lactide). II. Hydrolysis in alkaline solution. J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. 1998, 36, 59-66.
28. Tsuji, H.; Nakahara, K. Poly(L-lactide). IX. Hydrolysis in acid media. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2002, 86, 186-197.
29. Tsuji, H.; Ikada, Y. Properties and morphology of poly(L-lactide) 4. Effects of structural parameters on long-term hydrolysis of poly (L-lactide) in phosphate-buffered solution. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2000, 67, 179-189.
30. Tsuji, H.; Ikarashi, K. In vitro hydrolysis of poly(L-lactide) crystalline residues as extended-chain crystallites-III. Effects of pH and enzyme. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2004, 85, 647-656.
31. Huang, M.H.; Li, S.M.; Vert, M. Synthesis and degradation of PLAPCL- PLA triblock copolymer prepared by successive polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone and (DL)-lactide. Polym. 2004, 45, 8675-8681.
32. Ikada, E. Photo- and bio-degradable polyesters. Photodegradation behaviors of aliphatic polyesters. J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 1997, 10, 265-270.
33. Tsuji, H.; Echizen, Y.; Saha, S.K.; Nishimura, Y. Photodegradation of Poly(L-lactic acid): Effects of photosensitizers. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2005, 290, 1192-1203.
34. Janorkar, A.V.; Metters, A.T.; Hirt, D.E. Degradation of Poly(L-Lactide) films under ultraviolet-induced photografting and sterilization conditions. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2007, 106, 1042-1047.
35. Synthetic Materials Aging Research Institute of Ministry of Chemical Industry. Aging and Anti-aging of Polymer Materials. Chemical Industry Press: Beijing, 1979, 21.