The effect of end groups of PEG on the crystallization behaviors of binary crystalline polymer blends PEG/PLLA

Autor: Wen-Bin Liau, Tai-Tso Lin, Wei-Chi Lai
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Polymer. 45:3073-3080
ISSN: 0032-3861
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.03.003
Popis: The effect of end groups (2OH, 1OH, 1CH 3 and 2CH 3 ) of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) on the miscibility and crystallization behaviors of binary crystalline blends of PEG/poly( l -lactic acid) (PLLA) were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscopy (POM). A single glass-transition temperature was observed in the DSC scanning trace of the blend with a weight ratio of 10/90. Besides, the equilibrium melting point of PLLA decreased with the increasing PEG. A negative Flory interaction parameter, χ 12 , indicated that the PEG/PLLA blends were thermodynamically miscible. The spherulitic growth rate and isothermal crystallization rate of PEG or PLLA were influenced when the other component was added. This could cause by the change of glass transition temperature, T g and equilibrium melting point, T 0 m . The end groups of PEG influenced the miscibility and crystallization behaviors of PEG/PLLA blends. PLLA blended with PEG whose two end groups were CH 3 exhibited the greatest melting point depression, the most negative Flory interaction parameter, the least fold surface free energy, the lowest isothermal crystallization rate and spherulitic growth rate, which meant better miscibility. On the other hand, PLLA blended with PEG whose two end groups were OH exhibited the least melting point depression, the least negative Flory interaction parameter, the greatest fold surface free energy, the greatest isothermal crystallization rate and spherulitic growth rate.
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