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Effect of Star-shaped chain architectures on the polylactide stereocomplex crystallization behaviors

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Linear and star-shaped polylactides (PLA) with similar molecular weights of each arm are synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of LA with 3-butyn-1-ol and pentaerythritol as initiators, respectively. By solution blending of equivalent mass of poly(L-lactic acid)s (PLLAs) and poly(D-lactic acid)s (PDLAs), perfect PLA stereocomplexes (scPLAs) are prepared and confirmed by WAXD and FTIR analysis. Effect of chain architectures on stereocomplex crystallization is investigated by studying the non-isothermal and isothermal crystallization of linear and star-shaped polylactide stereocomplexes. In dynamic DSC and POM test, star-shaped PLLA (4sPLLA)/PDLA and PLLA/star-shaped PDLA (4sPDLA) stereocomplexes reach rapid crystallization and higher crystallinity due to larger spherulite density of star-shaped chain and excellent chain mobility of linear chain. In isothermal crystallization test, much faster crystallization and less crystallization half-time is obtained with the increase of star-shaped chain. Meanwhile, 4sPLLA/PDLA and PLLA/4sPDLA are found to have the highest crystallinity, suggesting limitation of too much star-shaped chain for 4sPLLA/4sPDLA and restriction of linear chain in nucleation capacity for PLLA/PDLA. The results reveal that star-shaped chain has an important influence on the crystallization of scPLAs.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Ke-yu Zhou, Jian-bo Li  (李建波) & Jie Ren  (任杰)

  2. Institute of Nano and Bio-Polymeric Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China

    Ke-yu Zhou, Han-xuan Wang & Jie Ren  (任杰)

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This work was financially supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (No. 2013AA032202), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51203118), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Open Funds for Characterization of Tongji University.

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Zhou, Ky., Li, Jb., Wang, Hx. et al. Effect of Star-shaped chain architectures on the polylactide stereocomplex crystallization behaviors. Chin J Polym Sci 35, 974–991 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-017-1935-4

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