Tailoring crystallization: towards high-performance poly(lactic acid)

Guoming Liu; Xiuqin Zhang; Dujin Wang

doi:10.1002/adma.201305413

Tailoring crystallization: towards high-performance poly(lactic acid)

Adv Mater. 2014 Oct 29;26(40):6905-11. doi: 10.1002/adma.201305413. Epub 2014 Feb 28.

Authors

Guoming Liu¹, Xiuqin Zhang, Dujin Wang

Affiliation

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.

PMID: 24577731
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201305413

Abstract

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is one of the most promising alternatives for petrochemical-based plastics. Crystallization mediation provides the simplest and most practical approach for enhancing the properties of PLA. Here, recent advances in understanding the relationship between crystalline structure and properties of PLA are summarized. Methods for manipulating crystallization towards high-performance PLA materials are introduced.

Keywords: biodegradable polymer; crystallization; poly(lactic acid); structure-property relationship.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallization
Lactic Acid / chemistry*
Mechanical Phenomena
Polyesters
Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

Polyesters
Polymers
Lactic Acid
poly(lactide)