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MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
卷 306, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mame.202100091
关键词
crystallization; nucleating agent; nucleation; polylactide; stereocomplex
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51873129]
In asymmetric poly(L-lactide)/poly(D-lactide) blends, achieving high-efficient formation of finely dispersed stereocomplex crystallites can be challenging due to competition between stereocomplexation and chain mixing. Pre-mixing PLLA and PDLA chains can lead to decreased formation efficiency of SC particles, despite smaller particle size. Direct mixing at lower temperatures is more effective for constructing SCs with superior nucleation efficiency, compared to common melt-processing conditions.
The nucleation efficiency (NE) of stereocomplex crystallites (SCs) formed in asymmetric poly(L-lactide)/poly(D-lactide) (PLLA/PDLA) blends is generally unsatisfactory because the competition between stereocomplexation and chain mixing involved in the melt-mixing process can cause low formation efficiency and even severe aggregation of SCs. Herein, it is attempted to achieve high-efficient formation of finely dispersed SCs particles by designing a unique melt-mixing procedure, where the mixing of PLLA with 0.75 wt% PDLA is first performed at elevated temperatures (far above the melting temperature of SCs) to allow the homogeneous mixing of PLLA/PDLA chains and then at a low temperature (slightly above that of homocrystallites) to permit the full stereocomplexation of the premixed chains. It is found that the SCs formed in the blends exhibit unexpectedly low NEs (e.g., 54.5%), much inferior to that (73.6%) in the counterpart without undergoing premixing. This is because the introduction of premixing leads to a remarkable deterioration in the amount of SCs particles formed, despite decreased particle size, highlighting that the direct mixing at low temperatures of 170-180 degrees C (about 20-30 degrees C lower than that used in common melt-processing of PLA) is more effective for the construction of SCs with superior NE. The mechanisms for these striking findings are discussed.
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