Toughening Poly(<scp>l</scp>-lactide) Blends: Effectiveness of Sequence-Controlled Six-Arm Star-Branched Block Copolymers of Poly(<scp>l</scp>-lactide) and Poly(ε-caprolactone)
Megha D. Deokar, Baijayantimala Garnaik, Swaminathan Sivaram
Abstract
-PLA copolymer results in two- to three-fold improvement in tensile toughness without the loss of modulus. A possible hypothesis for the mechanism of tensile toughness in the blend has been proposed.
Topics & Concepts
LactideCopolymerCaprolactoneStar (game theory)Materials scienceTougheningPolymer chemistrySequence (biology)PolymerComposite materialChemistryToughnessBiochemistryMathematical analysisMathematicsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis