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Preparation and Characterisation of Hydrophobically Modified Hydroxypropylcellulose: Side‐Chain Crystallisation
Author(s) -
LópezVelázquez Delia,
Bello Antonio,
Pérez Ernesto
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200400062
Subject(s) - crystallization , polymer chemistry , materials science , synchrotron radiation , melting point , melting temperature , diffraction , chemical engineering , degree (music) , composite material , optics , physics , acoustics , engineering
Summary: Hydroxypropylcellulose has been hydrophobically modified by reaction with different amounts of palmitoyl chloride. When the degree of substitution is sufficiently high, the side chains are able to produce lateral crystallisation, which has been analysed by DSC and diffraction experiments, using both conventional and synchrotron radiation. The melting temperatures and enthalpies depend on the degree of substitution, in such a way that it is relatively easy to get melting temperatures close to that of the human body, although a rather wide melting region is obtained.X‐ray diffractograms of the original HPC sample and of the modified specimens.