Facile fabrication of highly flexible poly(lactic acid) film using alternate multilayers of poly[(butylene adipate)‐co‐terephthalate]
Abstract
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly[(butylene adipate)‐co‐terephthalate] (PBAT) are both commonly used biodegradable polymers. In this study, co‐extrusion of PLA and PBAT was used to create alternately multilayered films in order to obtain high‐flexibility PLA film. The incorporation of PBAT provides enhanced flexibility to PLA and the effect is more distinct in the PLA/PBAT multilayer film as the number of layers increases. Through differential scanning calorimetric and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering analyses, the crystallinity of PLA is shown to decrease more in the multilayer film than in the blended film. Transparency is also enhanced in the multilayer film. The fabrication of alternate multilayered film by co‐extrusion of PLA and PBAT shows a new method of preparing a flexible, transparent and fully biodegradable film, which is impossible through a blending process. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
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- Authors
- Lee, D., Lee, S. H., Cho, M. S., Nam, J. D., & Lee, Y.
- Affiliations
- SK Group (South Korea) (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Youngkwan
- Venue
- Polymer International
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-12-11
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 581-585
- ISSN
- 0959-8103 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-0126
- OpenAlex
- W1547489324
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 0.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Polymer International (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Keywords
- polylactic acid, poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), multilayer films, coextrusion, flexible films, biodegradable polymers, film transparency, crystallinity, polymer blends
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