Melt intercalation of poly( l-lactide) chains into clay galleries

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 46; no. 18; pp. 7403 - 7409
• Main Authors: Nam, Pham Hoai, Kaneko, Masahiro, Ninomiya, Naoya, Fujimori, Atsuhiro, Masuko, Toru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 23.08.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Composites; Exact sciences and technology; Forms of application and semi-finished materials; Intercalation; Montmorillonite; Poly( l-lactide); Polymer industry, paints, wood; Technology of polymers; Montmorillonite; Poly( l-lactide); Intercalation; Organic clay; Optically active polymer; Poly(L-Jactide); Dispersion degree; Insertion; Experimental study; Structure processing relationship; Lactic acid polymer; Morphology; Supramolecular structure; Nanocomposite; Growth from melt

The melt intercalation of poly( l-lactide) (PLLA) chains into silicate galleries has been investigated via a melting process without any shearing force at elevated temperature. Under the melting process, the incorporation of various types of organo-modified montmorillonites into PLLA matrix lead to...