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Improving the properties of polylactic acid by blending with low molecular weight polylactic acid- g
Effects of Branches on the Isothermal Crystallization of Copolymers Based on Poly(Ï”-caprolactone)
A linear poly(Ï”-caprolactone), PCL, and grafted copolymers based on poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) and poly(Ï”-caprolactone) are used to study the effect of branches on PCL crystallization process. Copolymers are synthetized by a combination of ring opening polymerization and reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, showing molar masses between 32 000 and 46 000 g mol â1 with M w /M n lower than 1.19. Isothermal crystallization kinetic is performed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry combining Avrami and Hoffman-Weeks theories. Regarding to Avrami parameters, copolymers exhibited half-life crystallization times 42 times higher than PCL homopolymer and two-dimensional crystallization growth. Copolymersâ growing rate values are 51 times higher than PCL values according to Hoffman-Weeks equation. These results suggest that interaction of grafted chains could hinder the rearrangement of PCL by reducing their final crystallization capacity.Fil: Ninago, Mario Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Industria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - BahĂa Blanca. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica; ArgentinaFil: Redondo, Franco Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - BahĂa Blanca. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica; ArgentinaFil: De Freites, Augusto G. O.. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; BrasilFil: Giacomelli, Cristiano. Universidade Federal do Pampa; BrasilFil: Ciolino, AndrĂ©s Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - BahĂa Blanca. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Villar, Marcelo Armando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - BahĂa Blanca. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Planta Piloto de IngenierĂa QuĂmica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentin