Competitive stereocomplexation, homocrystallization, and polymorphic crystalline transition in poly(L-lactic acid)/poly(D-lactic acid) racemic blends: Molecular weight effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 6462-6470

  Pan, Pengju ^a   Han, Lili ^a   Bao, Jianna ^a   Xie, Qing ^a   Shan, Guorong ^a   Bao, Yongzhong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPLEXATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLITES; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE TRANSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; EQUILIBRIUM MELTING POINT; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT EFFECT; STEREOCOMPLEXATION; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

LACTIC ACID;

LACTIC ACID; MACROMOLECULE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STEREOISOMERISM;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84930681614     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b03546     Document Type: Article

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