The influence of cyanuric acid（CA） as an efficient nucleating agent on the crystallization behavior and morphology of biodegradable poly（ε-caprolactone）（PCL） was extensively studied in this work with several te...The influence of cyanuric acid（CA） as an efficient nucleating agent on the crystallization behavior and morphology of biodegradable poly（ε-caprolactone）（PCL） was extensively studied in this work with several techniques for the first time. The nonisothermal melt crystallization behavior and overall isothermal melt crystallization rate of PCL were significantly enhanced by only a small amount of CA. The addition of CA apparently improved the nonisothermal melt crystallization peak temperature, overall isothermal melt crystallization rate, and nucleation density of PCL spherulites, but did not modify the crystallization mechanism and crystal structure of PCL, indicating that CA was an efficient nucleating agent for the crystallization of PCL. The possible nucleation mechanism of CA on the crystallization of PCL was also discussed on the basis of their crystal structures.展开更多
The blends of novel branched poly(ethylene succinate)(b-PES) and poly(vinyl phenol)(PVPh) were prepared v ia a solution and casting method. The miscibility, melting behavior, spherulitic morphology and growth, and cry...The blends of novel branched poly(ethylene succinate)(b-PES) and poly(vinyl phenol)(PVPh) were prepared v ia a solution and casting method. The miscibility, melting behavior, spherulitic morphology and growth, and crystal structure of b-PES/PVPh blends were investigated in detail. PVPh was miscible with b-PES over the whole compositions as evidenced by the single composition dependent glass transition temperature. Double melting behavior occurred in neat b-PES and b-PES/PVPh 85/15 blend after isothermal melt crystallization, which may be explained by the melting, recrystallization, and remelting mechanism. In addition, the depression of equilibrium melting point of an 85/15 blend was also found, confirming again the miscibility between the two components. The addition of PVPh caused the decrease of nucleation density and crystal growth rates of b-PES spherulites in the blend. The crystal structure of b- PES was unchanged before and after blending;moreover, the crystallinity of b-PES decreased slightly in the blend.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51373020,51573016 and 51521062)
文摘The influence of cyanuric acid（CA） as an efficient nucleating agent on the crystallization behavior and morphology of biodegradable poly（ε-caprolactone）（PCL） was extensively studied in this work with several techniques for the first time. The nonisothermal melt crystallization behavior and overall isothermal melt crystallization rate of PCL were significantly enhanced by only a small amount of CA. The addition of CA apparently improved the nonisothermal melt crystallization peak temperature, overall isothermal melt crystallization rate, and nucleation density of PCL spherulites, but did not modify the crystallization mechanism and crystal structure of PCL, indicating that CA was an efficient nucleating agent for the crystallization of PCL. The possible nucleation mechanism of CA on the crystallization of PCL was also discussed on the basis of their crystal structures.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51573016)
文摘The blends of novel branched poly(ethylene succinate)(b-PES) and poly(vinyl phenol)(PVPh) were prepared v ia a solution and casting method. The miscibility, melting behavior, spherulitic morphology and growth, and crystal structure of b-PES/PVPh blends were investigated in detail. PVPh was miscible with b-PES over the whole compositions as evidenced by the single composition dependent glass transition temperature. Double melting behavior occurred in neat b-PES and b-PES/PVPh 85/15 blend after isothermal melt crystallization, which may be explained by the melting, recrystallization, and remelting mechanism. In addition, the depression of equilibrium melting point of an 85/15 blend was also found, confirming again the miscibility between the two components. The addition of PVPh caused the decrease of nucleation density and crystal growth rates of b-PES spherulites in the blend. The crystal structure of b- PES was unchanged before and after blending;moreover, the crystallinity of b-PES decreased slightly in the blend.
