Premium
Tailoring Crystallization: Towards High‐Performance Poly(lactic acid)
Author(s) -
Liu Guoming,
Zhang Xiuqin,
Wang Dujin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201305413
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallization , lactic acid , petrochemical , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , bacteria , engineering , chemistry , genetics , biology
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.