增塑剂
材料科学
聚己内酯
己内酯
热稳定性
共聚物
聚羟基丁酸酯
极限抗拉强度
聚合物
化学工程
挤压
高分子化学
生物降解
结晶
单体
复合材料
有机化学
化学
细菌
工程类
生物
遗传学
作者
Haiying Chen,Farshad Oveissi,S. Daly,Zahra Shahrbabaki,Sina Naficy,Fariba Dehghani
摘要
Abstract Biodegradable polymers such as poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and polycaprolactone (PCL) blends are considered as potential replacements for non‐degradable polymers, however, their brittleness is an obstacle for their full realization in biomedicine and food packaging. Here, new biodegradable plasticizers are developed to improve the physicochemical properties of PHB and PCL blends. These plasticizers are synthesized through a one‐step random copolymerization process using different mass ratios (1:1, 2:1, 1:2) of β‐butyrolactone (HB) and ε‐caprolactone (CL) monomers. Plasticizer with larger content of CL segments (1:2) shows a thermal stability higher than other ratios. The addition of plasticizers to PHB/PCL blends enhances the elongation at the break of PHB 50 /PCL 50 blend at least 4 to 6‐fold compared to pure PHB. This process also decreases the melting point and crystallization of PHB/PCL blends which are pivotal for thermal processing, such as extrusion, while no adverse impact on the tensile strength and elastic modulus of blends was observed.
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