Crystal polymorphism of poly(l-lactic acid) and its influence on thermal properties
| Autor: | M.L. Di Lorenzo, M. Cocca, M. Malinconico, V. Frezza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Materials science
02 engineering and technology Calorimetry Crystal structure Poly(L-lactic acid) Cold crystallization 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences law.invention Crystal law Thermal analysis Polymorphism Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Crystallization Instrumentation 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 0104 chemical sciences Amorphous solid Crystallography Devitrification Polymorphism (materials science) Rigid amorphous fraction 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Thermochimica Acta 522 (2011): 110–117. doi:10.1016/j.tca.2010.12.027 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:M.L. Di Lorenzo, M. Cocca, M. Malinconico, V. Frezza/titolo:Crystal polymorphism of poly(l-lactic acid) and its influence on thermal properties/doi:10.1016%2Fj.tca.2010.12.027/rivista:Thermochimica Acta/anno:2011/pagina_da:110/pagina_a:117/intervallo_pagine:110–117/volume:522 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6031 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tca.2010.12.027 |
| Popis: | The influence of crystal polymorphism on the thermal properties of poly( l -lactic acid) (PLLA) is discussed in this contribution. Crystallization of PLLA at high temperatures yields the stable α form, whereas at low temperatures the metastable α′ modification develops, which is characterized by slightly larger lattice dimensions compared to the α counterpart, and by some degree of conformational disorder. Quantitative analysis with conventional and temperature-modulated calorimetry revealed a three-phase structure of PLLA composed of a crystal phase and two amorphous fractions with different mobility, for all the analyzed thermal histories. A higher coupling of the amorphous chain segments with the crystal phase was found in the presence of α crystals, probably due to the slightly larger lattice dimensions and the looser arrangements of PLLA chains in the α′ structure. Some peculiarities in the thermal behavior were rationalized, like an unusual frequency-dependence of the reversing apparent heat capacity upon the solid–solid transition from the α′ to the α crystals. Devitrification of the rigid amorphous segments seems also to be differently affected by the coupled crystal structure for the two analyzed crystal modifications of PLLA. |
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