A strategy to enhance recyclability of degradable block copolymers by introducing low-temperature formability
Ikuo Taniguchi, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Kae Kinugasa, Kazunari Masutani
Abstract
Block copolymers composed of poly(trimethylene carbonate) and polylactide can be processed at ambient temperature under pressure by a reversible pressure-induced phase transition between an ordered (solid) state and a disordered (melt/solid) state.
Topics & Concepts
FormabilityCopolymerMaterials scienceSolid-stateTrimethylene carbonateAmbient pressureCarbonateBlock (permutation group theory)Phase (matter)PolymerComposite materialChemical engineeringThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryEngineering physicsEngineeringMathematicsGeometryPhysicsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization