| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1386866 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The poly(l-lactide) (PLLA)/starch blends were prepared by the PLLA grafting starch (PLLA-g-St) copolymers as a compatibilizer, and their thermal, mechanical and morphological characterizations were performed to show the better performance of these blends compared to the virgin PLLA/starch blend without the compatibilizer, including PLLA crystallinity, interfacial adhesion between the PLLA matrix and starch dispersive phases, mechanical test, medium resistance, and contact angle. The 50/50 composite of PLLA/starch compatibilized by 10% PLLA-g-St gave a tensile strength of 24.7 MPa and an elongation at break of 8.7%, respectively, vs. 11.3 MPa and 1.5%, respectively, for the simple 50/50 blend of PLLA/starch.
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Authors
Li Chen, Xueyu Qiu, Zhigang Xie, Zhongkui Hong, Jingru Sun, Xuesi Chen, Xiabin Jing,