Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma13225302
Keywords
dynamic mechanical analysis; poly(lactic acid); polylactide
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- Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation, PCCDI-UEFISCDI, within PNCDI III [PN-III-P1.2-PCCDI-2017-0428/PCCDI/2018, 40PCCDI]
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Interest in renewable polymers increased exponentially in the last decade and in this context poly(lactic acid) (PLA) became the leader mainly for practical reasons. Nevertheless, it is outstanding also from a scientific point of view, because its thermal and morphological properties are offering challenging new insights. With regard to dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), PLA does not have the classical behavior of a thermoplastic polymer. Often, overlapping events (enthalpic relaxation, glass transition and crystallization) that occur as the temperature increases make the DMA result of a PLA look inexplicable even for polymer scientists. This review offers a perspective of the main phenomena that can be revealed in a DMA experiment and systematizes the information that can be obtained for every region (glassy, glass transition, rubbery, cold-crystallization and melting). Also, some unusual patterns registered in some cases will be commented upon. The review intends to offer indices that one should pay attention to in the interpretation of a DMA experiment, even if the investigator has only basic skills with DMA investigations.
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