NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF BLENDS INVOLVING BIOMASS-BASED POLYMERS AND OLIGOMERS

摘要：

There is no question that biomass based polymers must be considered as one of the most attractive materials for use in biomedical applications. They are biocompatible, have sufficient physical properties for a broad spectrum of applications, biodegradable and processable into various geometric shapes. In order to achieve ideal physical properties and also to maintain structural stability at various temperatures, crystallinity is a necessary attribute. Our research has focused on the crystallization behavior of Poly(lactic acid), other random copolymer with Stearic Acid and various oligomers. In many cases, we found the crystallization behavior is far richer in variation than the crystallization behavior of any one component. The degree of control that one can achieve makes some of these blends to be of use beyond biomedical applications into ideal materials for energy storage, structure or packaging.

作者: Shaw Ling Hsu Bryan Coughlin Humin Bao Jeff Kalish Sahas Rathi Xiguo Zeng

作者单位: Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: PP’2010，Jinan International Symposium on Polymer Physics(2010济南国际高分子物理学术研讨会)

会议地点: 济南

会议语种:英文

页码: 45-46

在线出版日期: 2010-06-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）