Effect of temperature on the thermal property and crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid) porous membrane prepared via phase separation induced by water microdroplets

• Published in: International journal of biological macromolecules Vol. 147; pp. 1185 - 1192
• Main Authors: Wang, Han, Qiao, Weihua, Ma, Sitian, Wang, Linfeng, Liu, Changjun, Zhou, Yingshan, Gu, Shaojin, Xu, Weilin, Shi, Jiawei, Yang, Hongjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.03.2020
• Subjects: Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; Crystallinity; Crystallization; Membranes, Artificial; Microdroplets; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Phase separation; Polyesters - chemistry; Polymers - chemistry; Porosity; Porous membrane; Temperature; Thermal properties; Thermogravimetry; Water - chemistry; X-Ray Diffraction; Thermal properties; Microdroplets; Crystallinity; Porous membrane; Phase separation

[Display omitted] •Porous poly(lactic acid) membranes are fabricated by a phase separation method.•Phase separation is induced by water microdroplets at different temperatures.•Membrane thickness decreases with increasing temperature between 25 and 100 °C.•Preparation temperature has negligible effe...