Isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization behavior of poly(l-lactic acid): Effects of stereocomplex as nucleating agent

Preparation and properties of multi-branched poly(D-lactide) derived from polyglycidol and its stereocomplex blends

“…The corresponding values for blends of small-sized mbPDLAs are lower than %H m , despite the absence of the stereocomplex melting peak. This reflects that the DLA short sequences act as nucleating species promoting the formation of homo-crystallite during melt crystallization [45,46]. In contrast, %H c values of the blends containing large-sized mbPDLAs, which show stereocomplex peak, are slightly higher than %H m of their homocrystallite.…”

Effect of nucleation and plasticization on the crystallization of poly(lactic acid)

“…This effect disappeared, however, when the blend was completely molten (past the 240 C melting temperature of the strereocomplex) prior to cooling, which seemed to indicate that the crystallization of the stereocomplex was not fast enough to form the crystalline structures required to nucleate the bulk of the material. More recently, Tsuji et al [10] studied the isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization behavior of blends of PLLA with 0.1e10 wt% PDLA. The addition of PDLA was shown to increase the number of spherulites in isothermal experiments but did not modify the crystal growth rate or the mechanical properties of crystallized films.…”

Isothermal Cold‐Crystallization of PLA/PBAT Blends With and Without the Addition of Acetyl Tributyl Citrate

“…Tsuji et al [ 11 ] studied the thermal behavior of poly( Llactic acid) (PLLA)/poly( D -lactic acid) (PDLA) blends, with…”