Morphology and crystallization kinetics in a mixture of low-molecular weight aliphatic amide and polylactide

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 1340 - 1347
• Main Authors: Nam, Joo Young, Okamoto, Masami, Okamoto, Hirotaka, Nakano, Mitsuru, Usuki, Arimitsu, Matsuda, Masatoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 08.02.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aliphatic amide; Applied sciences; Crystallization; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polylactide; Properties and characterization; Aliphatic amide; Polylactide; Crystallization; Aliphatic compound; Experimental study; Binary mixture; Melt crystallization; Lactic acid polymer; Spherulites; Morphology; Organic amide; Kinetics; Isothermal crystallization

Polylactide (PLA)/ N, N-ethylenebis(12-hydroxystearamide) mixture was prepared by using melt extrusion. The detailed crystallization kinetics and morphology of neat PLA and a mixture were studied by using polarized optical microscopy, light scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and wide-ang...