Recent advances in nucleating agents used for poly (lactic acid).

Author: Zhiyang LIU ¹ ; Yunxuan WENG ¹ ; Zhigang HUANG ¹ ; Nan YANG ¹ ; Min ZHANG ¹
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1. School of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: crystallisation; heat resistant property; nucleating agent; poly (lactic acid) (PLA); progress
MeSH: Chemical Industry; Lactic Acid; Polyesters; chemistry; Polymers
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2016;32(6):798-806
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) is a polymer synthesized from lactic acid with good biocompatibility and biodegradability. At present, PLA manufactured on industrial scale is mainly synthesized from L-lactic acid. The obtained products have good transparency but poor heat resistance. Adding nucleating agents could increase the crystallinity of PLA, to improve heat resistance. We reviewed the progress of research on organic and inorganic nucleating agents that can be used for PLA synthesis.