Poly (lactic acid) stereocomplexes: A decade of progress

H Tsuji - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Upon blending enantiomeric poly (l-lactide)[ie, poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA)] and poly (d-
lactide)(PDLA)[ie, poly (d-lactic acid)(PDLA)] or synthesis of stereo block poly (lactide)[ie …

Origins of periodic bands in polymer spherulites

EM Woo, G Lugito - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Historically, in the past 60 years, continuous spiral twisting of polymer lamellae, assumed as
tens of thousands of single crystal plates simultaneously radiating from a common center of …

Preparation of toughened poly (lactic acid)-poly (ε-caprolactone)-lignin nanocomposites with good heat-and UV-resistance

W Yang, Y Zhu, Y He, L Xiao, P Xu, D Puglia… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is an ideal biodegradable polymer material, widely applied
in some disposable areas, such as packaging, biomedical and health care. However, its …

A comprehensive review on polymer single crystals—From fundamental concepts to applications

S Agbolaghi, S Abbaspoor, F Abbasi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer single crystals and correlated crystalline structures are reviewed by emphasizing
the last 10–20 years of research on fundamental concepts, single crystal engineering, and …

Thermostable and impermeable “nano-barrier walls” constructed by poly (lactic acid) stereocomplex crystal decorated graphene oxide nanosheets

H Xu, D Wu, X Yang, L Xie, M Hakkarainen - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
In contrast to the relatively clear understanding of epitaxial crystallization induced by one-
dimensional nanofillers, the underlying interfacial interactions between polymer crystals and …

Fabrication of UV- and Heat-Resistant PDLA/PLLA-g-Nanolignin Composite Films by Constructing Interfacial Stereocomplex Crystallites

W Yang, L Xiao, H Ding, P Xu, Y Weng… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the present work, a lignin nanoparticle grafted on a PLLA copolymer (LNP-g-PLLA) was
prepared via ring-open polymerization with l-lactide as the raw material and− OH of lignin as …

Crystalline and spherulitic morphology of polymers crystallized in confined systems

C Yu, Q Xie, Y Bao, G Shan, P Pan - Crystals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Due to the effects of microphase separation and physical dimensions, confinement widely
exists in the multi-component polymer systems (eg, polymer blends, copolymers) and the …

Photoinduced topological transformation of cyclized polylactides for switching the properties of homocrystals and stereocomplexes

N Sugai, S Asai, Y Tezuka, T Yamamoto - Polymer Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclized poly (L-lactide) and poly (D-lactide)(Mn∼ 3 kDa) incorporating an o-nitrobenzyl
group as a photocleavable linker were synthesized and photoirradiated for topological …

Stereocomplex Crystallization and Homocrystallization of Star-Shaped Four-Armed Stereo Diblock Poly(lactide)s with Different l-Lactyl Unit Contents: Isothermal …

H Tsuji, N Matsumura, Y Arakawa - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The effects of l-lactyl unit content on star-shaped four-armed stereo diblock poly (lactide)(4-
LD) polymers and star-shaped four-armed poly (l-lactide)(4-L) on the isothermal …

Preferential formation of stereocomplex in high-molecular-weight polylactic acid racemic blend induced by carbon nanotubes

S Yang, GJ Zhong, JZ Xu, ZM Li - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
Stereocomplex (sc) crystallization is appealing to endow the poly (l-lactic acid)/poly (d-lactic
acid)(PLLA/PDLA) blends with superior heat resistance. However, sc formation is dampened …