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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 10/2011
Author(s) -
Narita Junichi,
Katagiri Mikio,
Tsuji Hideto
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201190018
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallinity , recrystallization (geology) , lactic acid , crystallite , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , bacteria , paleontology , genetics , engineering , biology
Cover: The cover image shows the effect of incorporating poly( L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA)/poly( D ‐lactic acid) (PDLA) stereocomplex crystallites melted just above their endset temperature into poly( L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) articles during industrial processing. Recrystallization of the PLLA using the stereocomplex as a nucleating agent is highly accelerated, producing articles of higher crystallinity and therefore greater heat resistance, thus reducing production time and costs. Further details can be found in the article by J. Narita, M. Katagiri, and H. Tsuji, * on page 887 .