Enhanced formation of stereocomplex crystallites of high molecular weight poly(l -lactide)/poly(d -lactide) blends from melt by using poly(ethylene glycol)

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2301-2309

  Bao, Rui Ying ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Wei, Xin Feng ^a   Xie, Bang Hu ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable enantiomeric polylactides; Chain mobility; Stereocomplex crystallites

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BLENDING; COMPLEXATION; CRYSTALLINITY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS;

BIODEGRADABLE ENANTIOMERIC POLYLACTIDES; CHAIN MOBILITY; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION FROM THE MELTS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SPHERULITIC GROWTH RATE; STEREOCOMPLEXES;

CRYSTALLITES;

EID: 84907845469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500464c     Document Type: Article

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