Update on polylactide based materials [electronic resource] / Minna Hakkarainen, Anna Finne-Wistrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hakkarainen, Minna.

Contributor:

Finne-Wistrand, Anna.

Series:

Smithers Rapra update.

Smithers Rapra update

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shawbury, Shrewsbury [England] : iSmithers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Polylactides are aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic acid, and various derivatives thereof, and are one of the most promising of polymers based on starting materials available from renewable resources. Materials based on these polymers are at the cutting edge of progress in sustainable materials science. This book provides an overview of the latest developments in a number of aspects of polylactice research. Chapters cover synthesis using novel catalysts and modified monomers, new copolymers, blends of polylactides with other polymers, stereocomplexes and nanocomposites. The information c

Contents:

9781847355843_Front Cover.pdf; 9781847355843_Content.pdf; Update on Polylactide Based Materials; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Polylactide; 1.2 Polymerisation; 1.3 Applications; 1.4 Polylactide and the Environment; References; 2 Developments in the Polymerisationof Polylactide-based Materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Polycondensation; 2.1.2 Ring-opening Polymerisation; 2.2 Polymerisation in Supercritical Fluids; 2.3 Biosynthesis of Polylactide; 2.3.1 Enzymes, Homogeneous Systems; 2.3.1.1 Enzyme-catalysed Ring-opening Polymerisation in Heterogeneous Systems

2.3.2 Lactide-polymerising Enzyme2.3.3 Extrusion; References; 3 Polylactide Copolymers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Macromolecular Design in Lactide Copolymerisation; 3.2.1 Lactide Copolymers in Nanoparticles; 3.2.1.1 Poly(ethylene glycol) and Lactide-based Copolymers as Nanoparticles; 3.2.1.2 Stimuli-responsive Nanoparticles; 3.2.2 Electroactive Lactide Copolymers; 3.3 Combination of Ring-opening Polymerisation of Lactide and Nitroxide-mediated Polymerisation; 3.3.1 Linear Block Copolymers; 3.3.2 Graft Copolymers

3.4 Combination of Ring-Opening Polymerisation of Lactide and Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer3.4.1 Linear Block Copolymers; 3.4.2 Graft Copolymers; 3.4.3 Amphiphilic Copolymers; 3.4.4 Thermosensitive Copolymers; 3.5 Combination of Ring-Opening Polymerisation of Lactide and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisation; 3.5.1 Block Copolymers; 3.5.1.1 Lactide First Approach; 3.5.1.2 Macroinitiators; 3.5.2 Graft Copolymers; 3.5.3 Dendrimer-like Copolymers; 3.5.4 Amphiphilic Block Copolymers; 3.5.4.1 Lactide-first Approach; 3.5.4.2 Macroinitiators

3.5.5 Carbohydrates as Initiators for the Ring-opening Polymerisation of Lactide3.6 Combinations; References; 4PolylactideBlends; 4.1Introduction; 4.2BlendswithotherPolyesters; 4.2.1 Polycaprolactone; 4.2.2 Poly(hydroxyalkanoates); 4.2.1.1 Hydrolysis and Biodegradation of Polycaprolactone Blends; 4.2.3 Poly(butylene succinate), Poly(butylene adipate) and Related Polymers; 4.2.4 Aliphatic-aromatic Polyesters; 4.3Polylactide/StarchBlends; 4.3.1 Grafting Approaches for Improving the Compatibility; 4.3.2 Ternary Blends and Plasticisation; 4.3.3 Biodegradation; 4.4OtherBiodegradableBlends

4.4.1 Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(propylene glycol)4.4.2 Poly(vinyl alcohol); 4.4.3 Chitosan Blends; 4.4.4 Soy Protein Blends; 4.4.5 Soya Bean Oil Blends; 4.4.6 Other Polylactide Blends; 4.5BlendsofPolylactidewithInertPolymers; 4.5.1 Polyethylene and Polypropylene; 4.5.2 Polystyrene; 4.5.3 Poly(methyl methacrylate); 4.5.4 Elastomers and Rubbers; 4.5.5 Poly(vinyl phenol); References; 5PolylactideStereocomplexes; 5.1Introduction; 5.2StereocomplexFormation; 5.2.1 Stereocomplexation in Solution; 5.2.2 Stereocomplexation from the Melt; 5.2.3 Stereocomplexation under other Conditions

5.3Poly(l-lactide)/Poly(d-lactide)Blends

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12530-6

9786613529169

1-84735-584-6

OCLC:

777851247