Toward “Green” Hybrid Materials: Core–Shell Particles with Enhanced Impact Energy Absorbing Ability

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• 作者：Veluska Arias ; Jeremy Odent ; Jean-Marie Raquez ; Philippe Dubois ; Karin Odelius ; Ann-Christine Albertsson
• 刊名：ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 5, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：4
• 期：7
• 页码：3757-3765
• 全文大小：422K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：2168-0485

文摘

Restrained properties of “green” degradable products drive the creation of materials with innovative structures and retained eco-attributes. Herein, we introduce the creation of impact modifiers in the form of core–shell (CS) particles toward the creation of “green” composite materials. Particles with CS structure constituted of PLA stereocomplex (PLASC) and a rubbery phase of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-d,l-lactide) (P[CL-co-LA]) were successfully achieved by spray droplet atomization. A synergistic association of the soft P[CL-co-LA] and hard PLASC domains in the core–shell structure induced unique thermo-mechanical effects on the PLA-based composites. The core–shell particles enhanced the crystallization of PLA matrices by acting as nucleating agents. The core–shell particles functioned efficiently as impact modifiers with minimal effect on the composites stiffness and strength. These findings provide a new platform for scalable design of polymeric-based structures to be used in the creation of advanced degradable materials.