PLLA在稳态剪切场下的非等温结晶研究

利用光学流变显微镜(ORM)在线研究剪切场下左旋聚乳酸(PLLA)非等温结晶过程,采用差示扫描量热法(DSC)和广角X射线衍射(WAXD)研究了剪切后样品的热行为和结晶性能。实验结果表明,施加剪切作用不改变PLLA的晶型,但大大加快了结晶过程,提高了起始温度。PLLA在剪切场下的结晶形态主要受剪切速率的影响,当剪切速率高于临界剪切速率(10s-1)时,PLLA由球晶向串晶转变。随着剪切速率增大,串晶的数量变多变窄,结晶更完善,结晶度增大。与剪切速率相比,剪切时间对PLLA的非等温结晶影响影响较小。     

聚L-乳酸/4,4'-二羟基二苯硫醚共混物的分子间相互作用及结晶和熔融行为

利用红外吸收光谱(FTIR)研究了聚乳酸(PLLA)/4,4'-二羟基二苯硫醚(TDP)熔融共混物的分子间相互作用,结果表明,PLLA的羰基与TDP的羟基之间形成了分子间氢键.通过差示扫描量热(DSC)研究了共混物的玻璃化转变行为及非等温结晶和熔融行为.结果表明,样品的玻璃化转变温度(Tg)随TDP含量的增加呈线性下降.共混物的熔融结晶温度(Tc)、结晶焓(ΔHc)、熔融温度(Tm)及熔融焓(ΔHm)均随TDP含量的增加呈下降趋势,而冷结晶温度的变化趋势则相反.当TDP达到40%(质量分数)时,共混物的DSC曲线既未出现结晶峰,也未出现熔融峰,表明该样品已完全成为非晶态物质.广角X射线衍射(WAXD)分析结果表明,TDP的加入未改变PLLA的晶型,但导致其晶面间距变大,晶体结构变得松散.因此共混物熔点的下降归因于分子间氢键的形成降低了PLLA分子链的运动能力及晶体的紧密程度而非晶型的改变.     

改性羟基磷灰石/聚乳酸纳米复合材料的结晶行为

利用溶剂复合的方法制备了具有良好生物相容性的表面接枝聚(γ-苄基-L-谷氨酸)的改性羟基磷灰石/聚乳酸纳米复合材料, 并研究了其熔融与结晶行为. 结果表明, 聚乳酸的玻璃化转变温度为60.3 ℃, 而复合材料的玻璃化转变温度达到65.8 ℃, 不同样品在140 ℃等温结晶后, 改性羟基磷灰石/聚乳酸复合材料的球晶直径仅为聚乳酸(PLLA)球晶直径的16.7%~66.7%. 复合材料的熔点提高到184.4 ℃.     

聚乳酸/纳米SiO_2复合材料的熔融和冷结晶行为

采用熔融共混法制备了聚乳酸(PLLA)/纳米SiO2复合材料;利用透射电镜观察了复合材料的微观形貌;利用差示扫描量热仪测定了该复合材料的熔融行为和非等温冷结晶行为;利用Jeziorny法和Mo法研究了PLLA及其复合材料的非等温冷结晶动力学.结果表明,纳米SiO2在PLLA基体中具有良好的分散性和异相成核作用,使得PLLA基体的结晶峰向低温方向移动;复合体系的熔融温度和熔融焓的变化与SiO2的加入量密切相关.采用Jeziorny法和Mo法均可以很好地处理复合材料的非等温冷结晶过程.     

多臂聚乳酸对线型聚乳酸结晶的促进作用

以多端羟基聚酯为引发剂,经丙交酯开环聚合得到多臂聚乳酸（MA-PLA）。 MA-PLA在DSC二次升温过程中,出现明显的冷结晶峰(41.5 J/g)和熔融峰(42.5 J/g),而工业产品聚乳酸PLLA 3051D没有这2个峰,确认该多臂聚乳酸的结晶能力优于3051D。 MA-PLA多臂聚乳酸的左旋乳酸单元含量为97%,高于3051D的91%。 将MA-PLA与PLLA-3051D共混后,在DSC二次升温过程中出现了熔融峰和冷结晶峰。 偏光显微镜观察表明,共混物的成核速率和初期球晶生长速度加快。 等温结晶动力学数据表明,110 ℃等温结晶的半结晶时间由空白样品的53.6 min缩短至共混物的31.7 min,Avrami指数n由空白样品的2.25增加至共混物的2.60,可见多臂聚乳酸对线形聚乳酸结晶性能的改善,主要是加快了成核速率。     

含柔性链段聚右旋乳酸嵌段共聚物对聚左旋乳酸拉伸行为的影响

采用聚右旋乳酸(PDLA)与聚乙二醇(PEG)的三嵌段共聚物(PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA)对聚左旋乳酸(PLLA)进行改性,系统研究熔融共混法制备的PLLA/PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA共混物的热性能和不同温度下的拉伸行为,并通过原位X射线散射(WAXS)技术探索不同含量的PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA对PLLA在拉伸过程中结晶行为的影响.结果表明,加入PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA对PLLA的热稳定性影响较小;PLLA/PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA共混物中由于立构晶的存在,能有效提高PLLA的α晶的结晶速率;室温(30°C)拉伸时,样品均呈现脆性断裂;拉伸温度提高至50°C,纯PLLA和PLLA/PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA(95/5)的共混物仍然呈现脆性断裂,但是随着PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA含量的增加,PLLA发生屈服,断裂伸长率由纯PLLA的10%左右提高至200%以上;80°C拉伸时,PDLA-b-PEG-b-PDLA的加入显著提高了PLLA在拉伸过程中的结晶速率,出现α晶的应变从纯PLLA的400%降低至50%以下,立构晶含量在拉伸过程中基本保持不变.上述结果显示含柔性链段的PDLA的嵌段共聚物可有效提高PLLA的结晶速率和延展性,拓宽PLLA的应用范围.     

PLLA/PDLA立构复合晶体的结晶、熔融行为

以水为引发剂合成了两种构型不同的左旋聚乳酸和右旋聚乳酸,运用DSC研究了分子量较低的PLLA/PDLA立构复合聚乳酸晶体的多重熔融行为,观察到随着180℃等温时间的增加,PLLA/PDLA共混物的立构复合晶体的熔点和熔融峰面积呈现震荡性变化行为,进一步的DSC和在线X射线研究结果显示,聚乳酸立构复合晶体多重熔融峰的震荡行为来自于晶体中就近生长的过量异构体链段的调整过程。     

非等温结晶对PLLA的热行为和形貌的影响

将聚L-乳酸(PLLA)熔化非等温熔融结晶, 采用DSC、POM、SEM等技术研究了降温速率对PLLA的热行为和形貌的影响. PLLA在低降温速率(2 ℃·min-1)下的结晶在118 ℃伴随有结晶机制的转变. 玻璃化温度和结晶度随着降温速率的降低而增大. 随着降温速率的降低, 球晶尺寸增大, 当降温速率为10 ℃·min-1 时, PLLA 为无定型材料. 采用模压成型的方法并控制降温速率制备了具有球晶结构的条状PLLA 生物材料, 与高降温速率下制备的PLLA相比,低降温速率下获得的具有球晶结构的PLLA材料的断面更光滑和致密, 但脆性增强.     

左旋聚乳酸的结晶行为研究

用DSC, WAXD和POM对Zn催化剂制备的左旋聚乳酸(PLLA)的熔体结晶行为进行了研究. 在95~125 ℃范围内, PLLA熔体结晶生成厚度约(14±1) nm的片晶, 该片晶不易发生熔体等温增厚. 对实验数据分别用Avrami方程和Arrhenius方程进行了计算, Avrami指数n=3±0.3, 表明PLLA以球晶形式生长, 其最大结晶速率温度为(105.0±0.5) ℃, t1/2约为5.2 min. 利用Lauritzen-Hoffmann（LH）理论对PLLA结晶机理进行了分析, 发现PLLA结晶的Regime Ⅱ和Regime Ⅲ的转变温度为107 ℃. Kg(Ⅱ)和Kg(Ⅲ)分别为4.57×105 K2和1.115×106 K2, 且Kg(Ⅲ)/Kg(Ⅱ)=2.4, 与LH理论值一致.     

用DSC研究稀土顺式聚丁二烯的低温结晶与熔融行为

采用示差扫描量热仪研究了稀土顺式聚丁二烯(PB)等温过程的结晶及其熔融行为. 结果表明,在等温结晶的后期存在晶型完善的过程,而且随着等温结晶温度的提高,结晶速率均下降. PB的熔融总是在比等温结晶温度高约2 ℃处开始,而且在10 ℃/min的升温速率下,DSC曲线不仅显示出很宽的熔融温度范围,而且在低温处还出现了小肩峰,说明等温结晶后体系中具有在该升温速率下不同稳定性的晶体. 通过不同温度下的等温结晶曲线,分别采用结晶度趋于零(Xc=0)时的熔点和结晶时间无限长(t-1c＝0)时的熔点,用Hoffman-Weeks方法得到顺式聚丁二烯的平衡熔点T∞m位于9～17.6 ℃之间.     

Highly improved crystallization behavior of poly(L‐lactide) induced by a novel nucleating agent: substituted‐aryl phosphate salts

In this work, a novel nucleating agent (NA) based on substituted‐aryl phosphate salts was introduced into poly(L‐Lactide) (PLLA). The nonisothermal and isothermal crystallization behaviors of nucleated PLLA samples were investigated through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X‐ray diffraction, and polarized optical microscope (POM). Furthermore, the effect of annealing treatment on the cold crystallization behaviors of nucleated samples was also investigated. The results show that the crystallization of PLLA, whether for the melt crystallization (including nonisothermal and isothermal crystallization process) or for the cold crystallization (including the cold crystallization occurring during the DSC heating process and during the annealing process), is greatly dependent upon the content of NA. At relatively lower NA content (≤0.1 wt%), the nucleation effect of NA is inconspicuous, however, at higher NA content (≥0.2 wt%), it exhibits great nucleation effect for the crystallization of PLLA. Further results show that the double endothermic peak of PLLA depends on the temperature applied for the crystallization. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of graphene nanosheets on stereocomplex crystallization behaviors of star‐shaped poly (D(L)‐lactide) stereoblock copolymer

The nanocompsites of star‐shaped poly(D‐lactide)‐co‐poly(L‐lactide) stereoblock copolymers (s‐PDLA‐PLLA) with two‐dimensional graphene nanosheets (GNSs) were prepared by solution mixing method. Crystallization behaviors were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy, and wide angle X‐ray diffraction. The results of isothermal crystallization behaviors of the nanocompsites clearly indicated that the GNS could remarkably accelerate the overall crystallization rate of s‐PDLA‐PLLA copolymer. Unique stereocomplex crystallites with melting temperature about 207.0°C formed in isothermal crystallization for all samples. The crystallization temperatures of s‐PDLA‐PLLAs shifted to higher temperatures, and the crystallization peak shapes became sharper with increasing GNS contents. The maximum crystallization temperature of the sample with 3 wt% GNS was about 128.2°C, ie, 15°C higher than pure s‐PDLA‐PLLA. At isothermal crystallization processes, the halftime of crystallization (t_0.5) of the sample with 3 wt% GNS decreased to 6.4 minutes from 12.9 minutes of pure s‐PDLA‐PLLA at 160°C.The Avrami exponent n values for the nanocomposites samples were 2.6 to 3.0 indicating the crystallization mechanism with three‐dimensional heterogeneous nucleation and spherulites growth. The morphology and average diameter of spherulites of s‐PDLA‐PLLA with various GNS contents were observed in isothermal crystallization processes by polarized optical microscopy. Spherulite growth rates of samples were evaluated by using combined isothermal and nonisothermal procedures and analyzed by the secondary nucleation theory. The results evidenced that the GNS has acceleration effects on the crystallization of s‐PDLA‐PLLA with good nucleation ability in the s‐PDLA‐PLLA material.     

Synergistic effects of PEG and MWCNTs on crystallization behavior of PLLA

This work reported the crystallization behaviors of poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA) with the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and/or functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (FMWCNTs). The crystallization behaviors occurred in the different conditions, including nonisothermal, isothermal and during the annealing process, were analyzed comparatively using differential scanning calorimetry, wide angle X‐ray diffraction, and polarized optical microscope. The results show that PEG as an efficient plasticizer of PLLA enhances the mobility of PLLA chain segments, which leads to the decrease of glass transition temperature and the enhancement of crystallization ability of PLLA. FMWCNTs as a nucleating agent of PLLA crystallization promote the crystallization of PLLA apparently. With the presence of PEG and FMWCNTs, the crystallization of PLLA is well improved in all conditions, indicating the synergistic effects of PEG and FMWCNTs on PLLA crystallization. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 520–528, 2010     

Multiple melting behavior of isotactic polypropylene and poly(propylene-co-ethylene) after stepwise isothermal crystallization

The multiple melting behavior of several commercial resins of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and random copolymer, poly(propylene-co-ethylene) (PPE), after stepwise isothermal crystallization (SIC) were studied by differential scanning calorimeter and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). For iPP samples, three typical melting endotherms appeared after SIC process when heating rate was lower than 10 °C/min. The WAXD experiments proved that only α-form crystal was formed during SIC process and no transition from α1- to α2-form occurred during heating process. Heating rate dependence for each endotherm was discussed and it was concluded that there were only two major crystals with different thermal stability. For the PPE sample, more melting endotherms appeared after stepwise isothermal crystallization. The introduction of ethylene comonomer in isotactic propylene backbone further decreased the regularity of molecular chain, and the short isotactic propylene sequences could crystallize into γ-form crystal having a low melting temperature whereas the long sequences crystallized into α-form crystal having high melting temperature.     

The Crystallization and Melting Processes of Poly(L-lactic acid)

A throughout investigation of crystallization and melting behavior of poly(L -lactic acid) is detailed in this contribution. Crystallization analyses, conducted in both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions, revealed the occurrence of a sudden acceleration in phase transition rate in the temperature range between 100 and 118 °C. This unusual increase, due to very high rates of spherulite growth, seems not related to morphological changes of PLLA spherulites, nor to unexpected variations in nucleation rate. DSC analyses disclosed multiple melting behavior of PLLA, depending on crystallization temperature. At low temperatures the very high crystallization rates lead to the achievement of low values of crystalline degree, with formation of small and/or defective crystals, which have a large tendency to reorganize into more stable structures during the heating scan that leads to complete fusion. The multiple melting process of PLLA was also analyzed at different heating rates.     

Morphology and crystallization behavior of poly(l‐lactide)/poly(butylene oxalate) blends

The isothermal crystallization of poly(l ‐lactide) (PLLA) in blends with poly(butylene oxalate) (PBOX) is investigated by time‐resolved small‐angle X‐ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and optical microscopy. We focus on the temperatures at which only PLLA crystallizes while PBOX is amorphous. It is obtained that the addition of PBOX causes a reduction of the melting temperature of PLLA. The lamellar thickness of PLLA crystals decreases whereas the amorphous layer thickness increases with blend composition, suggesting the occurrence of the interlamellar incorporation upon the addition of PBOX. The crystal growth rate and morphology of PLLA/PBOX blends are analyzed by polarized optical microscopy. The spherulite growth rate of PLLA is found to increase with the addition of PBOX. Analysis of the isothermal crystallization in terms of the Lauritzen and Hoffman equation give the reduction of the fold surface free energy upon the addition of PBOX in PLLA, indicating that the mobility of the PLLA chains is significantly improved due to the presence of PBOX. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015 , 53, 192–202     

Effects of divinylbenzene‐maleic anhydride copolymer hollow microspheres on crystallization behaviors,mechanical properties and heat resistance of poly(l‐lactide acid)

Divinylbenzene‐maleic anhydride copolymer hollow microspheres (DMs) were used as novel organic nucleating agents to promote crystallization of poly(l‐lactide acid) (PLLA). The effects of these DMs on crystal behaviors of the PLLA were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), polarizing optical microscopy (POM), and wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD). Both isothermal and non‐isothermal processes in DSC demonstrated that the DMs significantly altered the crystal behaviors of PLLA as both crystallization velocity and degree of crystallinity increased with increasing DM loadings from 0 to 3%. Our POM results also indicated that as nucleating agents, the DMs promoted nucleating densities and decreased spherulitic sizes. In addition, WAXD suggeted that the addition of DMs did not induce new types of crystals. Finally, our results showed that the ductility of the PLLA was enhanced by a small amount of DMs during the PLLA crystallization process since 0.5% DMs added to the PLLA resulted in 1.4‐fold increase in the elongation at break in comparision with the neat PLLA.     

2-溴丙酰基末端对于PLLA成核行为影响的研究

通过研究2-溴丙酰基单封端的PLLA结晶行为,来探讨聚合物结晶过程中的端基效应.首先通过开环聚合的方法(ROP),以苯甲醇为引发剂,合成了聚(L-乳酸)(PLLA).再将PLLA自由末端的羟基转化为2-溴丙酰基,得到2-溴丙酰基单封端的PLLA-Br.研究表明,2-溴丙酰基末端引入后,聚合物链段运动能力受到抑制,PLL...     

Poly(L‐lactide) crystallization induced by multiwall carbon nanotubes at very low loading

Poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA)/multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites were prepared by the solvent‐ultrasonic‐casting method. Only very low concentrations of MWNTs (<0.08 wt %) were added in the composites. Isothermal and nonisothermal crystalline measurements were carried out on PLLA/MWNT composites to investigate the effect of MWNTs on PLLA crystalline behavior. DSC results showed that the incorporation of MWNTs significantly shortened the crystalline induction time and increased the final crystallinity of the composite, which indicated MWNTs have a strong nucleation effect on PLLA even at very low concentrations. The nonisothermal crystallization measurements showed that the MWNTs greatly speed up crystallization during cooling. From isothermal crystallization results, both PLLA and PLLA/MWNT composites samples closely followed a relationship based on Lauritzen‐Hoffman theory, with the regime II to III transition shifting to lower temperature with increasing MWNT concentration. A double melting peak appeared in both nonisothermal and isothermal measurements. The conditions under which it appeared were found to closely depend on the regime II‐III transition temperature obtained from Lauritzen‐Hoffman theory. From the magnitude and position of melting peaks, it is proposed that the double melting peak is caused by a disorder‐order crystal phase transition. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 2341–2352, 2009     

Crystallization Behaviors and Regime Kinetics Analysis of Poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-lactide)-poly(butylene adipate)-poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-lactide) Based Multiblock Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Poly(L-lactide)-based (PLLA) poly(ester-urethane)s are particularly relevant and gain significant attention due to their environment-friendly degradability and elastomeric shape memory capability. The tensile properties, resilience and degradation are strongly affected by their crystallization. This work was to investigate crystallization behaviors of the poly(L-lactide)-poly(butylene adipate)-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA-PBAPLLA) based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (PLAEUs) we synthesized previously. Dynamic scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscopy (POM) in combination with Avrami, Jezioney and Hoffman-Weeks models were used to analyze the impact of the PLLA block length on the crystallization temperature T_c, degree of crystallinity X_c, nucleation and spherulite growth mode and crystallization regime kinetics of the PLAEUs. The results indicate the low melting point poly(butylene adipate) (PBA) block resides in the amorphous domains while the PLLA block resides in both crystalline and amorphous phases. The X_c of the PLAEUs increase with the increased length of the PLLA block (i.e. higher content of PLLA block). The analyses with Avrami and Jezioney models show the PLAEU copolymers follow a disc-like spherulite growth. The covalently bonded PBA block decreases both nucleation velocity and spherulite growth rate in the isothermal crystallization. Such an impact is lessened as PLLA block length increases. The PLLA homopolymers demonstrate crystallization regime transition from II to III at a certain T_c of isothermal crystallization, while the crystallization regime kinetics of PLLA block in the PLAEUs are explained by a single regime III at low molecular weights of PLLA and the transition is restored as the PLLA block length increases (i.e. regime II to III).