Premium
Effect of a small amount of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) on the crystallization behavior of poly( l ‐lactic acid) in their immiscible and miscible blends during physical aging
Author(s) -
Sheng Chunrui,
Zhang Tongping,
Yuan Yuan,
Zhou Lijuan,
Duan Yongxin,
Zhang Jianming
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4667
Subject(s) - miscibility , crystallization , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , chemical engineering , glass transition , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer blend , polymer chemistry , lactic acid , polymer , copolymer , composite material , genetics , biology , bacteria , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Low‐molecular‐weight poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) ( PHB ) disperses randomly into poly( l ‐lactic acid) ( PLLA ) matrix. High‐molecular‐weight PHB and PLLA are immiscible, and consequently there is an interface layer between PLLA and PHB domains.