聚乳酸/聚己内酯/聚(ε-己内酯-L-丙交酯)共聚物三元共混体系的结构与性能

通过开环共聚合,合成了3种不同单元比例的ε-己内酯(ε-CL)与L-丙交酯(L-LA)的共聚物P(CLco-LA)。通过熔融共混制备了聚乳酸(PLA)/聚己内酯(PCL)/P(CL-co-LA)三元共混材料,研究了P(CL-coLA)对共混材料微观形貌、热性能以及力学性能的影响。结果表明,共聚物P(CL-co-LA)作为PLA/PCL不相容体系的界面增容剂,减小了PCL分散相的尺寸,改善了PLA/PCL共混体系的相容性,提高了共混材料的韧性。固定m(PLA)∶m(PCL)∶m(P(CL-co-LA))=80∶20∶10时,以P(CL49/LA51)(其中数字代表摩尔分数(%))作为界面增容剂效果最佳,共混材料的断裂伸长率可达到(210±30)%。     

聚(ε-己内酯-L-丙交酯)无规共聚物与聚乳酸共混材料的制备与性能

通过开环聚合,合成不同比例的ε-己内酯(ε-CL)与L-丙交酯(L-LA)的无规共聚物P(CL/LLA)。 将上述共聚物P(CL/LLA)与聚乳酸(PLLA)共混,制备了PLA/P(CL/LLA)共混材料。 并对其相容性、热性能、力学性能进行了研究。 结果表明,共聚物P(CL/LLA)与PLA相容性与共聚物中LA单元含量和链段的平均长度有密切关系,P(CL/LLA)中LA链段平均长度达到3.4以上时,可以与PLA很好的相互作用。 同时共聚物P(CL/LLA)中-CL-链段有很好的柔性,可以很好的改善PLLA的韧性,使PLLA材料的断裂伸长率达到500%以上。     

聚己内酯在聚己内酯/聚乙烯基甲基醚共混体系中的结晶研究

通过示差扫描量热(DSC)、广角X射线衍射(WAXD)、小角X射线散射(SAXS)研究了聚己内酯(PCL)/聚乙烯基甲基醚(PVME)共混体系中PCL的结晶行为.研究结果表明,共混聚合物中PCL的结晶度几乎不随体系的组成而发生变化.共混物中PVME的存在没有改变PCL的晶体结构,但是随着PVME含量的增加,片晶之间的距离则大,这主要是由于非晶层增厚引起的.     

聚己内酯在聚己内酯/苯乙烯丙烯腈共聚物共混体系中的受限结晶

通过示差扫描量热 (DSC)、广角X 射线衍射 (WAXD)和小角X 射线散射 (SAXS)在不同尺度范围研究了聚己内酯 (PCL) 苯乙烯 丙烯腈共聚物 (SAN)共混体系中PCL的结晶行为 .由于该体系中SAN的玻璃化温度高于PCL的熔点 ,从而导致了PCL的结晶行为是一种受限结晶 .研究结果表明PCL的结晶行为从宏观 (DSC结果 )、介观 (SAXS结果 )到微观 (WAXD结果 )都受到了高玻璃化温度SAN的限制 .     

聚己内酯在药物载体方面的研究进展

聚己内酯(poly-ε-caprolactone,PCL)是一种人工合成的聚酯类高分子材料,对人体无毒,具有良好的生物相容性、生物可降解性和无免疫原性。PCL还对其它聚合物具有良好的相容性,可以制备出多种性能优良的共聚物或共混物,因此PCL及其共聚物、共混物作为药物载体的研究受到国内外研究者的高度重视。此外,PCL因其在人体中的降解过程十分缓慢可作为药物控释材料,目前已经获得美国FDA的批准。本文将从聚己内酯的合成与改性及其各剂型在药物载体方面的研究进展进行综述。     

电子束辐照法制备交联共混物聚(ε-己内酯)/苯乙烯-丙烯腈共聚物的结晶动力学研究

将线形聚(ε-己内酯)(PCL)、苯乙烯-丙烯腈共聚物(SAN)和三烯丙基异三聚氰酸酯(TAIC)熔融共混,通过电子束辐照法制备了3组凝胶含量不同的交联PCL和PCL/SAN共混物样品.采用相差显微镜(PCOM)观察发现PCL与SAN具有良好的相容性.利用示差扫描量热法(DSC)和偏光显微镜(POM)研究了交联PCL和PCL/SAN共混物的等温结晶动力学和非等温结晶行为.结果表明,当体系交联程度相近时,交联聚己内酯的结晶动力学随SAN含量的增加而明显减慢.在SAN含量相同时,交联聚己内酯的结晶速率随交联程度增大而减小.对分离提取的线形和交联组分进行结晶动力学的研究则表明SAN引入对PCL的结晶速率起到了关键性的抑制作用.     

有机小分子催化ε-己内酯开环聚合反应

聚己内酯(PCL)是一种生物可降解高分子材料,具有良好的环境、生物相容性,广泛应用于生物医学、包装等领域。有机小分子催化ε-己内酯单体开环聚合反应是制备聚己内酯的主要方式之一。与传统的金属催化相比,有机催化不仅反应条件温和、聚合可控,而且还可解决聚合物中金属残留问题,是目前高分子合成化学的研究热点。本文按照催化体系的不同活化方式,讨论了近年来有机催化在ε-己内酯开环聚合反应中的研究进展,归纳总结了不同催化体系的优缺点,并在此基础上展望了有机小分子催化剂在ε-己内酯开环聚合反应中的发展趋势和应用前景。     

原位生成三苄氧基钇催化ε-己内酯可控开环聚合

本文研究了以烷基钇[Y(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2]与苯甲醇原位反应生成的三苄氧基钇为引发剂的ε-己内酯(CL)可控开环聚合。研究结果表明,随着聚合体系中单体/引发剂摩尔比的增大,由1H-NMR计算和GPC测定得到的产物聚己内酯(PCL)的数均分子量均随之线性增加,且分子量分布(Mw/Mn =1.4～1.1)逐渐变窄;1H-NMR计算所得PCL的数均分子量与由单体/引发剂投料比计算得到的理论值一致,表明该体系催化的CL开环聚合具有很好的可控性。1H-NMR分析显示产物PCL的端基分别为苯甲醇酯和醇羟基,由此提出了可能的开环聚合机理。     

聚己内酯和聚氧化乙烯共混体系中的两类片晶相间堆砌

对聚(ε-己内酯)(PCL)/聚氧化乙烯(PEO)共混物的相差显微镜、广角X-射线衍射(WAXD)、小角X-射线散射(SAXS)及示差扫描量热计(DSC)等的研究表明,只有当共混物中PCL(或PEO)的含量低于20％时,两组份是相容的.当PCL含量低于20％时,在共混物中形成了PEO片晶和PCL片晶相间堆砌的结晶形态,当PEO含量不超过20％时,PEO则完全以非晶形式混入PCL的非晶区,同时阻碍了PCL的结晶.可见在结晶过程中,相容的两组份对共混体系形态结构的影响却不尽相同.     

聚己内酯-聚铵盐抗菌材料的制备

通过开环聚合(ROP)和原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制备了一类聚己内酯-聚阳离子酯嵌段共聚物(LPCL-b-PJDMA).聚合物的制备通过四步反应合成:(1)月桂醇引发开环引发ε-己内酯合成LPCL;(2)以2-溴异丁酰溴(BIBB)封端LPCL制备大分子引发剂;(3)用氯乙酸甲酯对甲基丙烯酸二甲氨基乙酯(DMA)进行季铵化反应制备阳离子小分子(命名为JDMA);(4)用五甲基二乙基三胺(PMDETA)/溴化亚铜为催化剂,催化不同链段数的LPCL与JDMA发生ATRP反应制得LPCL-b-PJDMA.通过核磁氢谱(1H-NMR)对聚合物的化学结构进行表征,确认合成目标产物.利用示差扫描量热仪(DSC)对其热性进行研究,并用水接触角的方法测量聚合物膜亲水性,最后通过测试细菌在聚合物膜上的存活率的方法测定其抗菌性能.结果表明,LPCL与PJDMA共聚后,随着PCL重复单元数增加,共聚物结晶温度相对于纯PCL出现明显的先降低后升高趋势.LPCL-b-PJDMA的亲水性都比纯PCL好,且与LPCL/PJDMA的比例有关.所有的LPCL-b-PJDMA膜对革兰氏阴性菌和革兰氏阳性菌都具有抗菌能力.     

Viscoelastic interfacial properties of compatibilized poly(ε‐caprolactone)/polylactide blend

Poly(ε‐caprolactone)/polylactide blend (PCL/PLA) is an interesting biomaterial because the two component polymers show good complementarity in their physical properties. However, PCL and PLA are incompatible thermodynamically and hence the interfacial properties act as the important roles controlling the final properties of their blends. Thus, in this work, the PCL/PLA blends were prepared by melt mixing using the block copolymers as compatibilizer for the studies of interfacial properties. Several rheological methods and viscoelastic models were used to establish the relations between improved phase morphologies and interfacial properties. The results show that the interfacial behaviors of the PCL/PLA blends highly depend on the interface‐located copolymers. The presence of copolymers reduces the interfacial tension and emulsified the phase interface, leading to stabilization of the interface and retarding both the shape relaxation and the elastic interface relaxation. As a result, besides the relaxation of matrices (τ_m) and the shape relaxation of the dispersed PLA phase (τ_F), a new relaxation behavior (τ_β), which is attribute to the relaxation of Marangoni stresses tangential to the interface between dispersed PLA phase and matrix PCL, is observed on the compatibilized blends. In contrast to that of the diblock copolymers, the triblock copolymers show higher emulsifying level. However, both can improve the overall interfacial properties and enhance the mechanical strength of the PCL/PLA blends as a result. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 756–765, 2010     

Influence of compatibilizer on the structure properties of polylactic acid/natural rubber blends

Polylactic acid (PLA) was toughened by 5–20 wt % of natural rubber (NR). Two different compatibilizers maleated PLA (PLA-g-MA) and maleated NR (NR-g-MA) were used as coupling agent. The blends were prepared using twin screw extruder at varying levels of NR. Mechanical, thermal and morphological analyses were carried out to study the effect of compatibilizer on PLA/NR blends compatibility.     

PLA maleation: an easy and effective method to modify the properties of PLA/PCL immiscible blends

In this study, maleic-anhydride-grafted polylactide (PLA-g-MA) was investigated as a potential compatibilizing agent for the polylactide (PLA)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) system, with the aim of enhancing the final properties of the two polymer blends. Indeed, PLA-g-MA was prepared via reactive blending through a free radical process and characterized by means of ¹H-NMR and titration measurements, which demonstrated that the employed procedure allows grafting 0.7 wt% of MA onto the polymer backbone, while avoiding a dramatic reduction of PLA molecular mass. The specific effect of the MA-grafted PLA on the features of the PLA/PCL system was highlighted by adding different amounts of PLA-g-MA to 70:30 (w/w) PLA/PCL blends, where the 70 % PLA component was progressively substituted by its maleated modification. The efficiency of PLA-g-MA as a compatibilizer for the PLA/PCL blends was assessed through SEM analysis, which showed that the dimensions of PCL domains decrease and their adhesion to PLA improves by increasing the amount of PLA-g-MA in the blends. The peculiar microstructure promoted by the presence of PLA-g-MA was found to enhance the mechanical properties of the blend, improving the elongation at break without decreasing its Young’s modulus. Our study demonstrated that not only the microstructure but also the thermal properties of the blends were significantly affected by the replacement of PLA with PLA-g-MA.     

Starch/Polycaprolactone Blends Compatibilized with Starch Modified Polyurethane

Starch modified polyurethane(St-PCL) was synthesized via chemical modification of corn starch with hexamethylene diisocyanate terminated polycaprolactone. The obtained St-PCL with different grafting rates was used as compatibilizer of starch/polycaprolactone(St/PCL) blend. The structure of St-PCL was confirmed by FTIR, and the grafting rate could reach as high as 64%. In addition, a lower St-PCL amount can effectively improve the compatibility of St/PCL blends. And the thermal, mechanical and hydrophobic properties of St/PCL blends could be tailored by the amount of St-PCL.     

Enhancing toughness of poly (lactic acid)/Thermoplastic polyurethane blends via increasing interface compatibility by polyurethane elastomer prepolymer and its toughening mechanism

Due to the environmental pollution caused by the petroleum-based polymer, poly (lactic acid) (PLA), a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer that obtained from natural and renewable sources, has attracted widespread attention. However, the brittleness of PLA greatly limits its application. In this study, the super toughened PLA-based blends were obtained by compatibilizing the PLA/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blends with the polyurethane elastomer prepolymer (PUEP) as an active compatibilizer. The mechanical properties, thermal properties and corresponding toughening mechanism of PLA/TPU/PUEP system were studied by tensile test, instrumented impact test, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), scanning electronic microscope (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). All the results demonstrate that the isocyanate (−NCO) group in PUEP is successfully reacted with the –OH groups at both sides of the PLA and the obtained polyurethane (PU)~PLA copolymer (PU ~ cõ PLA) significantly improves the interfacial compatibility of PLA/TPU blends. The gradually refined dispersed phase size and fuzzy phase interface as displayed in SEM images suggest a good interfacial compatibilization in the PLA/TPU/PUEP blends, probably due to the isocyanate reaction between PLA and PUEP. And the interfacial reaction and compatibilization among the components led to the formation of super toughened PLA/TPU/PUEP blends. And the instrumented impact results indicate that most of the impact toughness is provided by the crack propagation rather than the crack initiation during the entire fracture process.     

Compatibilization of immiscible poly(lactic acid)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blend through electron-beam irradiation with the addition of a compatibilizing agent

The aim of this study was to compatibilize immiscible poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) blend by using electron-beam radiation method with the addition of a compatibilizing agent. Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) was chosen as the compatibilizing agent, in the expectation that the GMA plays a role as a monomeric compatibilizer and a reactive agent at the interface between the PLA and the PCL phases. Compatibilization process has been investigated through the melt mixing of the PLA/PCL and the GMA by using a twin-screw extruder and the exposure of the PLA/PCL/GMA mixture to electron-beam radiation at room temperature. The melt mixing process was performed to locate the GMA at the interface, thereby expecting a finer morphology due to the GMA as the monomeric plasticizer. The exposure process was carried out to induce definite interfacial adhesion at the interface through electron-beam initiated cross-copolymerization by the medium of the GMA as the reactive agent. To investigate the results of this compatibilization strategy, the morphological, mechanical, and rheological properties of the blend were analyzed. The morphological study clearly showed the reduced particle size of dispersed PCL domains and significantly improved interfacial adhesion by the electron-beam irradiation with the addition of the GMA. The stress–strain curves of the blends irradiated at less than 20 kGy showed the typical characteristics of ductile materials. The tensile properties of the blend were strongly affected by the dose of irradiation.     

Thermal behaviors and characteristics of polylactide/poly(butylene succinate) blend films via reactive compatibilization and plasticization

Polylactide (PLA)/poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) blend films modified with a compatibilizer and a plasticizer were hot‐melted through a twin screw extruder and prepared by hydraulic press. Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polylactide‐grafted‐maleic anhydride (PLA‐g‐MA) were used as compatibilizers, while triethyl citrate and tricresyl phosphate acted as plasticizers. The effects of the type and content of compatibilizer and plasticizer on the mechanical characteristics, thermal properties, crystallization behavior, and phase morphology of the PLA/PBS blend films were investigated. Reactive compatibilization at increasing levels of TDI improved the compatibility of the PLA and PBS, affecting the toughness of the films. As evidenced by scanning electron microscope, the addition of TDI enhanced the interfacial adhesion of the blends, leading to the appearance of many elongated fibrils at the fracture surface. Furthermore, PLA/PBS blending with both TDI and PLA‐g‐MA led to an acceleration of the cold crystallization rate and an increment of the degree of crystallinity ( ). Toluene diisocyanate could be a more effective compatibilizer than PLA‐g‐MA for PLA/PBS blend films. The synergistic combination of compatibilizer and plasticizer brought a significant improvement in elongation at break and tensile‐impact toughness of the PLA/PBS blends, compared with neat PLA. Their failure mode changed from brittle to ductile due to the improved compatibility and molecular segment mobility of the PLA and PBS phases. Differential scanning calorimeter results revealed that the plasticizers triethyl citrate and tricresyl phosphate changed the thermal behavior of T_cc and T_m, affecting α′ and α crystal formations. However, these plasticizers only slightly improved the thermal stability of the films.     

聚偏氟乙烯/聚醚型热塑性聚氨酯弹性体共混物的相互作用及增容机理

采用流延成膜法制备了4种增容改性的聚偏氟乙烯（PVDF）与聚醚型热塑性聚氨酯弹性体（TPU）固体共混物（PVDF/TPU）.结合分子动力学模拟研究了PVDF/TPU的相互作用,并探讨了其增容机理.研究结果表明,与PVDF/TPU-1,PVDF/TPU-2及PVDF/TPU-3相比,加入γ-缩水甘油醚氧丙基三甲氧基硅烷-端氨基丁腈橡胶（GPTMS-ATBN）后,PVDF/TPU-4的2个玻璃化转变温度（T_g）相互靠近,两相界面存在分布梯度,构成了双相连续的微观结构,表明GPTMS-ATBN增容PVDF/TPU共混物具有显著效果.同时,PVDF/TPU-4的共混结合能大幅减小,二面角扭转能、键角弯转能等明显增大,表明PVDF及TPU与GPTMS-ATBN之间发生相互作用.傅里叶红外光谱（FTIR）及X射线光电子能谱（XPS）证实了GPTMS-ATBN增容PVDF/TPU的机理为GPTMS-ATBN中ATBN链段与PVDF彼此缠绕,相互混溶,而水解后两端GPTMS中大量羟基与TPU分子链中氨基甲酸酯键及醚键相互吸附,从而生成了氢键.     

Toughening modification of PLLA with PCL in the presence of PCL‐b‐PLLA diblock copolymers as compatibilizer

To obtain an effective compatibilizer for the blends of poly(L‐lactide) (PLLA) and poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL), the diblock copolymers PCL‐b‐PLLA with different ratios of PCL/PLLA (CL/LA) and different molecular weights (M_n) were synthesized by ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) of L‐lactide with monohydric poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL‐OH) as a macro‐initiator. These copolymers were melt blended with PLLA/PCL (80/20) blend at contents between 3.0 and 20 phr (parts per hundred resin), and the effects of added PCL‐b‐PLLA on the mechanical, morphological, rheological, and thermodynamic properties of the PLLA/PCL/PCL‐b‐PLLA blends were investigated. The compatibility between PLLA matrix and PCL phase was enhanced with decreasing in CL/LA ratios or increasing in M_n for the added PCL‐b‐PLLA. Moreover, the crystallinity of PLLA matrix increased because of the added compatibilizers. The PCL‐b‐PLLA with the ratio of CL/LA (50/50) and M_n ≥ 39.0 kg/mol were effective compatibilizers for PLLA/PCL blends. When the content of PCL‐b‐PLLA is greater than or equal to 5 phr, the elongations at break of the PLLA/PCL/PCL‐b‐PLLA blends all reached approximately 180%, about 25 times more than the pristine PLLA/PCL(80/20) blend.