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Synergistic effects in mechanical properties of PLA/PCL blends with optimized composition, processing, and morphology

Ostafinska, Aleksandra, Fortelny, Ivan, Nevoralova, Martina, Hodan, Jiri, Kredatusova, Jana, Slouf, Miroslav·2015·RSC Advances

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Blending of poly(lactic acid) with poly(ε-caprolactone) can increase the impact strength above the values of the individual components.

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  • The crystallinity of PLA in its blends processed by common procedures tends to be very low, typically lower than 10%.

    “Consequently, the crystallinity of PLA in its blends processed by common procedures tends to be very low, typically lower than 10% (Bai et al., 2012(Bai et al., , 2013;;Ostafinska et al., 2015Ostafinska et al., , 2017)).”

    From Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review (2019) · cites this paper as Ostafinska et al., 2015

  • The Charpy notched impact strength of PLA/PCL blends steeply increased with PCL content up to 20%.

    “Charpy notched impact strength of PLA/PCL blends steeply increased with the content of PCL up to 20%.”

    From Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review (2019) · cites this paper as Ostafinska et al., 2015

  • The impact strength of PLA/PCL (80/20) blend was more than 16 times higher than that of neat PLA.

    “The impact strength of PLA/PCL (80/20) blend was more than 16 times higher in comparison with neat PLA (Figure 3).”

    From Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review (2019) · cites this paper as Ostafinska et al., 2015

  • Further increase in the amount of PCL above 20% led to a decrease in the impact strength of PLA/PCL blends.

    “Further increase in the amount of PCL led to a decrease in the impact strength of the PLA/PCL blends.”

    From Phase Structure, Compatibility, and Toughness of PLA/PCL Blends: A Review (2019) · cites this paper as Ostafinska et al., 2015

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Authors
Ostafinska, A., Fortelny, I., Nevoralova, M., Hodan, J., Kredatusova, J., & Slouf, M.
Affiliations
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
Venue
RSC Advances
Published
2015
Volume
5
Issue
120
Pages
98971-98982
ISSN
2046-2069 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2175916892
Cited by
176
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 3
FWCI
3.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • RSC Advances (publishedVersion)
  • ASEP (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
Czech Science Foundation (GA14-17921S)
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 › Polymers and Plastics › Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Keywords
polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polymer blends, impact strength, mechanical properties, blend composition optimization, processing conditions, morphology (materials science), synergistic effect

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