Stereo-complex crystallization of poly(lactic acid)s in block-copolymer phase separation

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2010 Oct;2(10):2707-10. doi: 10.1021/am1005755.

Abstract

Block-copolymer containing a poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) segment was blended with pure poly(D-lactic acid) (PDLA) chain in chloroform solution and casted into the dried film. This method could form the stereocomplex (Sc) crystal of PLLA/PDLA within the nanometer-sized phase separation self-assembled by block-copolymer. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements of the prepared and annealed films gave the maximum achievable melting temperature of 245 °C, which was highest among those previously reported for PLA Sc-crystals. Surprisingly, all of added PDLA chains were Sc-crystallized, depending on the blend composition with block-copolymer containing PLLA.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Lactic Acid / chemistry*
  • Phase Transition*
  • Polyesters
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Transition Temperature

Substances

  • Polyesters
  • Polymers
  • Lactic Acid
  • poly(lactide)