Sustainable and rapidly degradable poly(butylene carbonate--cyclohexanedicarboxylate): influence of composition on its crystallization, mechanical and barrier properties

• Published in: Polymer chemistry Vol. 1; no. 14; pp. 1812 - 1822
• Main Authors: Hu, Han, Zhang, Ruoyu, Ying, Wu Bin, Shi, Lei, Yao, Chenkai, Kong, Zhengyang, Wang, Kai, Wang, Jinggang, Zhu, Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 14.04.2019
• Subjects: Aliphatic compounds; Biodegradability; Crystallization; Glass transition temperature; Lamellar structure; Mechanical properties; Melt temperature; Modulus of elasticity; Oligomers; Plastics industry; Polycarbonate resins; Polymer chemistry; Polymers; Small angle X ray scattering; Terephthalate; Thermal degradation; Thermal stability; Thermodynamic properties; Tissue engineering; Weight loss

Aliphatic polycarbonates are an attractive research subject in the field of degradable materials. However, their relatively poor thermal properties limit their application. Here, poly(butylene carbonate) (PBC) was modified with 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (CHDA), a biomass-derived aliphatic rin...