Polylactide cocrystals and gels

Abstract Synthetic biodegradable polyesters have emerged as an alternative to conventional petroleum‐derived polymers for a diverse range of applications. Among these, polylactides are the most commercially successful biodegradable polymers. The presence of stereoregular chains makes poly(l‐lactide)...

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Main Authors: N. M. Praveena, N. S. Akhila, E. Bhoje Gowd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:SPE Polymers
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10083
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N. S. Akhila
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description Abstract Synthetic biodegradable polyesters have emerged as an alternative to conventional petroleum‐derived polymers for a diverse range of applications. Among these, polylactides are the most commercially successful biodegradable polymers. The presence of stereoregular chains makes poly(l‐lactide) (PLLA) and poly(d‐lactide) (PDLA) semicrystalline. The blending of enantiomeric PLLA and PDLA resulted in the stereocomplex formation due to non‐covalent interactions of enantiomeric chains. PLLA exhibits different crystalline forms depending on the crystallization conditions with different chain conformations, as well as different chain packing structures. PLLA and its blend with PDLA are known to form cocrystals with certain solvents. This review focuses mainly on the recent progress in understanding the cocrystal formation, polymorphic phase transitions of these cocrystals, gelation mechanism and stereocomplex formation in blend gels of polylactides.
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spelling doaj.art-112cf86613414b4fae30027198a1fbe02023-01-24T15:20:27ZengWileySPE Polymers2690-38572023-01-014131510.1002/pls2.10083Polylactide cocrystals and gelsN. M. Praveena0N. S. Akhila1E. Bhoje Gowd2Materials Science and Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Trivandrum IndiaMaterials Science and Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Trivandrum IndiaMaterials Science and Technology Division CSIR‐National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Trivandrum IndiaAbstract Synthetic biodegradable polyesters have emerged as an alternative to conventional petroleum‐derived polymers for a diverse range of applications. Among these, polylactides are the most commercially successful biodegradable polymers. The presence of stereoregular chains makes poly(l‐lactide) (PLLA) and poly(d‐lactide) (PDLA) semicrystalline. The blending of enantiomeric PLLA and PDLA resulted in the stereocomplex formation due to non‐covalent interactions of enantiomeric chains. PLLA exhibits different crystalline forms depending on the crystallization conditions with different chain conformations, as well as different chain packing structures. PLLA and its blend with PDLA are known to form cocrystals with certain solvents. This review focuses mainly on the recent progress in understanding the cocrystal formation, polymorphic phase transitions of these cocrystals, gelation mechanism and stereocomplex formation in blend gels of polylactides.https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10083cocrystalscrystallizationgelspolylactidespolymorphism
spellingShingle N. M. Praveena
N. S. Akhila
E. Bhoje Gowd
Polylactide cocrystals and gels
SPE Polymers
cocrystals
crystallization
gels
polylactides
polymorphism
title Polylactide cocrystals and gels
title_full Polylactide cocrystals and gels
title_fullStr Polylactide cocrystals and gels
title_full_unstemmed Polylactide cocrystals and gels
title_short Polylactide cocrystals and gels
title_sort polylactide cocrystals and gels
topic cocrystals
crystallization
gels
polylactides
polymorphism
url https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10083
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