Hydrolysis of biobased stereocomplex polylactide: Polymorphism dependent crystals degradation and evolution of three-phase crystalline composition

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The hydrolytic degradation behavior of stereocomplex polylactide (SCPLA) with distinct polymorphisms (α, αʹ, SC) and SC fractions (the ratio of SC crystallinity to total crystallinity) was first investigated in the present study. The evolution of three-phase crystalline compositions was quantified using modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Hydrolytic degradation commenced in the mobile amorphous fraction (MAF), while both the crystal (CF) and rigid amorphous fraction (RAF) began degradation on Day 3. By the 26th day, the MAF was consumed entirely, followed by the CF and RAF degraded at similar rates, primarily through the cleavage of chains with free ends on the folding surface of the remaining lamella. This work further discussed the influence of polymorphism on homochiral (HC) and SC crystal degradation during hydrolysis. Given racemic helices' participation in SC crystallization, SC-crystal lamellae may possess a higher number of amorphous chains with free ends than HC-crystals. This attribute could account for the faster degradation of HC-crystals in samples with a higher SC fraction.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer102226
TidsskriftApplied Materials Today
Vol/bind38
Antal sider10
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by CiFOOD - Centre for Innovative Food Research in Aarhus University (AU) . The authors would like to thank Professor Milena Corredig (Department of Food Science, AU) for her support with SEC-MALS . Data were generated through accessing research infrastructure at Aarhus University and University of Copenhagen, including FOODHAY (Food and Health Open Innovation Laboratory, Danish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure) .

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