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Phuangthong P, Li W, Shen J, Nofar M, Worajittiphon P, Srithep Y. The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the Non-Isothermal Crystallization of Poly(L-lactide) and Poly(D-lactide) Blends. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:2129. [PMID: 39125155 PMCID: PMC11313765 DOI: 10.3390/polym16152129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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The formation of polylactide stereocomplex (sc-PLA), involving the blending of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and poly(D-lactide) (PDLA), enhances PLA materials by making them stronger and more heat-resistant. This study investigated the competitive crystallization behavior of homocrystals (HCs) and stereocomplex crystals (SCs) in a 50/50 PLLA/PDLA blend with added polyethylene glycol (PEG). PEG, with molecular weights of 400 g/mol and 35,000 g/mol, was incorporated at concentrations ranging from 5% to 20% by weight. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed that PEG increased the crystallization temperature, promoted SC formation, and inhibited HC formation. PEG also acted as a plasticizer, lowering both melting and crystallization temperatures. The second heating DSC curve showed that the pure PLLA/PDLA blend had a 57.1% fraction of SC while adding 5% PEG with a molecular weight of 400 g/mol resulted in complete SC formation. In contrast, PEG with a molecular weight of 35,000 g/mol was less effective, allowing some HC formation. Additionally, PEG consistently promoted SC formation across various cooling rates (2, 5, 10, or 20 °C/min), demonstrating a robust influence under different conditions.
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- Panthima Phuangthong
- Manufacturing and Materials Research Unit, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand; (P.P.); (W.L.); (J.S.)
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- Manufacturing and Materials Research Unit, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand; (P.P.); (W.L.); (J.S.)
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Mechanical & Electrical Polytechnic, Changsha 410151, China
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- Manufacturing and Materials Research Unit, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand; (P.P.); (W.L.); (J.S.)
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Mechanical & Electrical Polytechnic, Changsha 410151, China
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- Sustainable & Green Plastics Laboratory, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Manufacturing and Materials Research Unit, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand; (P.P.); (W.L.); (J.S.)
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Prasitnok O, Prasitnok K. A Temperature-Transferable Coarse-Grained Model for Poly(lactic Acid) Melts. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:7280-7289. [PMID: 38988099 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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We present a temperature-transferable coarse-grained (CG) model for poly(lactic acid) (PLA), specifically designed to replicate its volumetric properties and solubility parameter in the molten state. The CG-bonded potentials were derived by using the iterative Boltzmann inversion (IBI) optimization method to match structural properties from detailed atomistic models. A parametrization workflow was employed to determine nonbonded interaction parameters with temperature-dependent corrections that provide agreement with the target properties across the melting temperature range. The CG model successfully replicates key features of the PLA melt. It satisfactory reproduces the density and solubility parameter, maintains the dependence of chain conformation on molecular weight, and captures the dynamic behavior through agreement in scaled mean squared displacement and diffusion coefficients with the atomistic model. Additionally, the CG model offers much faster equilibration compared with the atomistic model. The proposed model is expected to be particularly useful for investigating the miscibility characteristics of PLA in various blends and composites that remain challenging to explore using fully atomistic simulations or experiments.
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- Orrasa Prasitnok
- Multidisciplinary Research Unit of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand
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Xue Y, Zhang T, Tian L, Feng J, Song F, Pan Z, Huang G, Zhang M, Zhou Y, Song P. How the chemical structure of phosphoramides affect the fire retardancy and mechanical properties of polylactide? Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:130790. [PMID: 38484818 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Phosphoramides, as a kind of high-efficient fire retardants, have been designed in many structures and endowed exceptional fire retardancy to polylactide (PLA). However, due to ignorance of the structure-property correlation, the effect of phosphoramides' structure on the fire retardancy and mechanical properties of PLA is still unclear. Herein, a series of biobased phosphoramides (phosphoramide (V1), linear polyphosphoramide (V2) and hyperbranched polyphosphamide (V3)) were designed and incorporated into PLA, and the structural effect of phosphoramides on the fire-retardant and mechanical properties of PLA was deeply researched. Among three kinds of phosphoramides, the hyperbranched polyphosphoramide is more effective than the corresponding linear polyphosphoramide and phosphoramide in improving the fire-retardant and anti-dripping properties of PLA, and only linear polyphosphoramide shows a positive effect in the mechanical strength of PLA. This work provides a feasible strategy for creating mechanically robust and fire-retardant polymer composites by molecularly tailoring the structure of fire retardants and uncovering their structure-property relationship.
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- Yijiao Xue
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- China-Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing 210042, China
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- School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Toowoomba, Qld 4300, Australia; Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld 4300, Australia.
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Mastalygina EE, Aleksanyan KV. Recent Approaches to the Plasticization of Poly(lactic Acid) (PLA) (A Review). Polymers (Basel) 2023; 16:87. [PMID: 38201752 PMCID: PMC10781029 DOI: 10.3390/polym16010087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a polyester attracting growing interest every year in different application fields, such as packaging, cosmetics, food, medicine, etc. Despite its significant advantages, it has low elasticity that may hinder further development and a corresponding rise in volume of consumption. This review opens a discussion of basic approaches to PLA plasticization. These considerations include copolymerization and blending with flexible polymers, introducing oligomers and low-molecular additives, as well as structural modification. It was demonstrated that each approach has its advantages, such as simplicity and low cost, but with disadvantages, including complex processing and the need for additional reagents. According to the analysis of different approaches, it was concluded that the optimal option is the application of copolymers as the additives obtained via reactive mixing to PLA and its blends with other polymers.
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- Elena E. Mastalygina
- Scientific Laboratory “Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies”, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Ln., Moscow 117997, Russia
- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin St., Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Engineering Center, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Ln., Moscow 117997, Russia
- Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin St, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Mileo PGM, Krauter CM, Sanders JM, Browning AR, Halls MD. Molecular-Scale Exploration of Mechanical Properties and Interactions of Poly(lactic acid) with Cellulose and Chitin. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:42417-42428. [PMID: 38024724 PMCID: PMC10652380 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), one of the pillars of the current overarching displacement trend switching from fossil- to natural-based polymers, is often used in association with polysaccharides to increase its mechanical properties. However, the use of PLA/polysaccharide composites is greatly hampered by their poor miscibility, whose underlying nature is still vastly unexplored. This work aims to shed light on the interactions of PLA and two representative polysaccharide molecules (cellulose and chitin) and reveal structure-property relationships from a fundamental perspective using atomistic molecular dynamics. Our computational strategy was able to reproduce key experimental mechanical properties of pure and/or composite materials, reveal a decrease in immiscibility in PLA/chitin compared to PLA/cellulose associations, assert PLA-oriented polysaccharide reorientations, and explore how less effective PLA-polysaccharide hydrogen bonds are related to the poor PLA/polysaccharide miscibility. The connection between the detailed chemical interactions and the composite behavior found in this work is beneficial to the discovery of new biodegradable and natural polymer composite mixtures that can provide needed performance characteristics.
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- Schrödinger,
Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York, New York10036, United States
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- Schrödinger,
Inc., 01 SW Main St #1300, Portland, Oregon 97204, United States
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- Schrödinger,
Inc., 5820 Oberlin Dr., San Diego, California 92121, United States
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Xie J, Sun H, Yang Y, Liang J, Li Y, Hou D, Lin X, Zhang J, Shi Z, Liu C. Preparation of High-Toughness Lignin Phenolic Resin Biomaterials Based via Polybutylene Succinate Molecular Intercalation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076418. [PMID: 37047390 PMCID: PMC10094893 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Lignin has many potential applications and is a biopolymer with a three-dimensional network structure. It is composed of three phenylpropane units, p-hydroxyphenyl, guaiacyl, and syringyl, connected by ether bonds and carbon-carbon bonds, and it contains a large number of phenol or aldehyde structural units, resulting in complex lignin structures. This limits the application of lignin. To expand the application range of lignin, we prepared lignin thermoplastic phenolic resins (LPRs) by using lignin instead of phenol; these LPRs had molecular weights of up to 1917 g/mol, a molecular weight distribution of 1.451, and an O/P value of up to 2.73. Due to the complex structure of the lignin, the synthetic lignin thermoplastic phenolic resins were not very tough, which greatly affected the performance of the material. If the lignin phenolic resins were toughened, their application range would be substantially expanded. Polybutylene succinate (PBS) has excellent processability and excellent mechanical properties. The toughening effects of different PBS contents in the LPRs were investigated. PBS was found to be compatible with the LPRs, and the flexible chain segments of the small PBS molecules were embedded in the molecular chain segments of the LPRs, thus reducing the crystallinities of the LPRs. The good compatibility between the two materials promoted hydrogen bond formation between the PBS and LPRs. Rheological data showed good interfacial bonding between the materials, and the modulus of the high-melting PBS made the LPRs more damage resistant. When PBS was added at 30%, the tensile strength of the LPRs was increased by 2.8 times to 1.65 MPa, and the elongation at break increased by 31 times to 93%. This work demonstrates the potential of lignin thermoplastic phenolic resins for industrial applications and provides novel concepts for toughening biobased aromatic resins with PBS.
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- Jin Xie
- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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Wang Y, Jiang G, Shao X, Pu S, Jiang D, Lan Y. Mechanical and Gas Barrier Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid) Modified by Blending with Poly(Butylene 2,5-Furandicarboxylate): Based on Molecular Dynamics. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15071657. [PMID: 37050272 PMCID: PMC10097029 DOI: 10.3390/polym15071657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Three blends of Poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PBF) and Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) blends were modeled using molecular dynamics simulations, with PBF contents of 10%, 20%, and 30%, respectively. The study investigated the compatibilities of the blends, as well as the mechanical and gas barrier properties of the composite systems. The molecular dynamics simulation results show that: (1) PLA and PBF have good compatibility in the blend system; (2) the optimal toughness modification was achieved with a 20% PBF content, resulting in a 17.3% increase in toughness compared to pure PLA; (3) the barrier properties of the blend for O2, CO2, and N2 increased when increasing the PBF content. Compared to pure PLA, the diffusion coefficients of the O2, CO2, and N2 of the blends with 30% PBF decreased by 75%, 122%, and 188%, respectively. Our simulation results are in good agreement with the actual experimental results.
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Li X, Hu Z, Wang Y, Qin C, Xu Z, Chen X, Wu S, Tu Y, Wang Y. Microscopic mechanism study of the rheological behavior of non-Newtonian fluids based on dissipative particle dynamics. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:258-267. [PMID: 36511950 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01060g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Non-Newtonian fluid rheological properties are a hot research topic for realizing intelligent applications. In order to investigate the microscopic mechanism and structural evolution process of the nonlinear rheological behavior of non-Newtonian fluids, this paper systematically investigates two continuous nonlinear rheological behaviors of non-Newtonian fluids, namely shear-thickening and shear-thinning rheological properties, using a non-Newtonian fluid system composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG) mixed with nano-silica (Nano-SiO2) by a dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) method. It is shown that at low shear rates, the molecular chains of PEG in the fluid are stretched due to shear flow and the molecular structure is transformed into an ordered state; and the effective hydrodynamic radius of Nano-SiO2 beads decreases, which makes the translational friction coefficient of the beads decrease and the system mobility increases, exhibiting shear-thinning behavior. When the shear rate exceeds the critical value, the contact and collision probability between Nano-SiO2 beads in the non-Newtonian fluid increases; a large number of silicon hydroxyl groups exist on the surface of Nano-SiO2, which form a large number of hydrogen bonds when they are close to each other and constrain the particle separation, resulting in a large aggregation of Nano-SiO2 beads, leading to an increase in the effective kinetic radius of Nano-SiO2 beads and an increase in the coefficient of translational friction, forming a blockage of the fluid system and exhibiting a shear-thickening behavior. Our study provides insights for understanding the rheological behavior of non-Newtonian fluids from a microscopic perspective, and contributes to the intelligent application of non-Newtonian fluids.
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- Xinhao Li
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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- Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering, Hengyang, 421001, People's Republic of China.
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- Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering, Hengyang, 421001, People's Republic of China.
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Sangkhawasi M, Remsungnen T, Vangnai AS, Maitarad P, Rungrotmongkol T. Prediction of the Glass Transition Temperature in Polyethylene Terephthalate/Polyethylene Vanillate (PET/PEV) Blends: A Molecular Dynamics Study. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14142858. [PMID: 35890634 PMCID: PMC9317600 DOI: 10.3390/polym14142858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most common polymers used in industries. However, its accumulation in the environment is a health risk to humans and animals. Polyethylene vanillate (PEV) is a bio-based material with topological, mechanical, and thermal properties similar to PET, allowing it to be used as a PET replacement or blending material. This study aimed to investigate some structural and dynamical properties as well as the estimated glass transition temperature (Tg) of PET/PEV blended polymers by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with an all-atom force field model. Four blended systems of PET/PEV with different composition ratios (4/1, 3/2, 2/3, and 1/4) were investigated and compared to the parent polymers, PET and PEV. The results show that the polymers with all blended ratios have Tg values around 344–347 K, which are not significantly different from each other and are close to the Tg of PET at 345 K. Among all the ratios, the 3/2 blended polymer showed the highest number of contacting atoms and possible hydrogen bonds between the two chain types. Moreover, the radial distribution results suggested the proper interactions in this system, which indicates that this is the most suitable ratio model for further experimental studies of the PET/PEV polymer blend.
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- Mattanun Sangkhawasi
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai Campus, Nong Khai 43000, Thailand
- Correspondence: (T.R.); (T.R.); Tel.: +66-81499-2030 (T.R.); +66-2218-5426 (T.R.)
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- Center of Excellence in Biocatalyst and Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Shanghai University, NO 99, Shangda Road, P.O. Box 111, Baoshan district, Shanghai 200444, China;
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- Center of Excellence in Biocatalyst and Sustainable Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
- Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Correspondence: (T.R.); (T.R.); Tel.: +66-81499-2030 (T.R.); +66-2218-5426 (T.R.)
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Banpean A, Takagi H, Shimizu N, Igarashi N, Sakurai S. Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering studies on confined crystallization of Poly(ethylene glycol) in Poly(L-lactic acid) spherulite in a PLLA/PEG blend. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Veena G, Lobo B. Microstructural features, spectroscopic study and thermal analysis of potassium permanganate filled PVA-PVP blend films. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:255101. [PMID: 33849000 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abf785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) filled polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymeric blend films have been prepared by solution casting technique, with filler levels (FL) varying from 0.01 up to 4.70 mass%. The microstructural features, thermal properties and spectroscopic properties of these films have been studied using powder XRD, AFM, Fe-SEM, DSC, TG and FTIR. FTIR spectra for filled samples indicated a major molecular structural modification, involving conversion of the hydroxyl (OH) group into ketones at higher FLs. The bands showed a clear distortion in the wide OH band especially at higher FLs of 3.80 mass% and 4.70 mass%. This is confirmed from the TG scans, whose thermal degradation signature reveals multiple stages of degradation for FL of 2.8 mass%, 3.8 mass% and 4.7 mass%. The DSC, TG and DTA curves revealed that value ofTgwas found to decrease on addition of filler in the PVA-PVP blend, whereas the thermal stability of the filled samples was found to increase. The XRD results revealed that the incorporation of KMnO4in PVA-PVP blend made the sample more amorphous. At low FLs, AFM and SEM micrographs show evidence for formation of nano-particles in the host polymeric material only at the lowest FL of 0.01 mass% with uniform dispersion of nano-structures, whereas at moderate FLs, there are micro-structures in the polymeric host, followed by agglomeration of filler induced chemical species as the FL increases beyond 2.8 mass%. Therefore, KMnO4filled PVA-PVP blend films show desirable properties expected from a good solid polymeric electrolyte, for FLs below 1.5 mass%.
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- G Veena
- Department of Physics, Karnatak University's Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India
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- Department of Physics, Karnatak University's Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India
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Confined crystallization of Poly(ethylene glycol) in spherulites of Poly(L-lactic acid) in a PLLA/PEG blend. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sun S, Xue Y, Xu X, Ding L, Jiang Z, Meng L, Song P, Bai Y. Highly Stretchable, Ultratough, and Strong Polyesters with Improved Postcrystallization Optical Property Enabled by Dynamic Multiple Hydrogen Bonds. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Shuai Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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- School of Engineering, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield 4300, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield 4300, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- Wuxi HIT New Material Research Institute Co., Ltd., Wuxi 214000, China
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Cui S, Chen L, Yu L, Ding J. Synergism among Polydispersed Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Leading to Spontaneous Physical Hydrogelation upon Heating. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Shuquan Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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Aryal D, Howard MP, Samanta R, Antoine S, Segalman R, Truskett TM, Ganesan V. Influence of pore morphology on the diffusion of water in triblock copolymer membranes. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:014904. [PMID: 31914764 DOI: 10.1063/1.5128119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding the transport properties of water in self-assembled block copolymer morphologies is important for furthering the use of such materials as water-purifying membranes. In this study, we used coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamics simulations to clarify the influence of pore morphology on the self-diffusion of water in linear-triblock-copolymer membranes. We considered representative lamellar, cylindrical, and gyroid morphologies and present results for both the global and local diffusivities of water in the pores. Our results suggest that the diffusivity of water in the confined, polymer-coated pores differs from that in the unconfined bulk. Explicitly, in confinement, the mobility of water is reduced by the hydrodynamic friction arising from the hydrophilic blocks coating the pore walls. We demonstrate that in lamella and cylindrical morphologies, the latter effects can be rendered as a universal function of the pore size relative to the brush height of the hydrophilic blocks.
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- Dipak Aryal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Multi-scale investigation on the phase miscibility of polylactic acid/o-carboxymethyl chitosan blends. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Iesavand H, Rahmati M, Afzali D, Modiri S. Investigation on absorption and release of mercaptopurine anticancer drug from modified polylactic acid as polymer carrier by molecular dynamic simulation. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 105:110010. [PMID: 31546426 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The absorption and release of 6-mercaptopurine anticancer drug was investigated in biodegradable and biocompatible polymer of polylactic acid (PLA) using molecular dynamics simulation. For this purpose, the amount of mixing energy, radius of gyration, mean squared displacement and radial distribution function were computed and compared in concentrations of 5-36 wt% of 6-mercaptopurine drug. The simulation results show that increasing the concentration of the drug reduces mixing energy and PLA polymer carrier is able to carry 35.8 wt% of 6-mercaptopurine anticancer drug. Based on these results, the amount of 6-mercaptopurine release from PLA carrier 35.8 wt% of it in water environment is zero due to hydrophobic property of PLA and 6-mercaptopurine. Finally, polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer with different percentages (10-30 wt%) was used to modify PLA carrier. The simulation results show that the rate of drug release increases by increasing the concentration of PEG polymer in the modified PLA carrier and also with increasing the percentage of drug loaded in the carrier and also the optimum weight percentage of PEG in modified PLA carrier for 35.8 wt% of drug concentration is 11 wt% and the rate of drug release is slower and equal to 4.4 molecules/ns.
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- Homa Iesavand
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Environment, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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Jariyasakoolroj P, Rojanaton N, Jarupan L. Crystallization behavior of plasticized poly(lactide) film by poly(l-lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(l-lactic acid) triblock copolymer. Polym Bull (Berl) 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-019-02862-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cui S, Yu L, Ding J. Thermogelling of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Water: ABA Type versus AB or BAB Type. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Shuquan Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Elbadawi M. Rheological and Mechanical Investigation into the Effect of Different Molecular Weight Poly(ethylene glycol)s on Polycaprolactone-Ciprofloxacin Filaments. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:5412-5423. [PMID: 31459706 PMCID: PMC6648292 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fused deposition fabrication (FDF) three-dimensional printing is a potentially transformative technology for fabricating pharmaceuticals. The state-of-the-art technology is still in its infancy and requires a concerted effort to realize its potential. One aspect includes the processing parameters of FDF and the effect of formulation thereto, which, to date, have not been thoroughly investigated. To progress understanding, the effect of different molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEG) on polycaprolactone (PCL) loaded with ciprofloxacin (CIP) was investigated. A rheometer was used, and adapted accordingly, to analyze three processing aspects pertaining to FDF: viscosity, solidification, and adhesion. The results revealed that both CIP and PEG affected all three processing parameters. The salient findings were that the ternary blend with 10% w/w PEG 8000 exhibited rheological and adhesive properties ideal for FDF, as it provided a desirably shear-thinning filament that solidified rapidly, and improved the adhesion strength, in comparison to both the PCL-CIP binary blend and other ternary blends. In contrast, the ternary blend with 15% w/w PEG 200 was unfavorable; despite having a greater plasticizing effect, whereby the viscosity was markedly reduced, the sample provided no benefit to the solidification behavior of PCL-CIP and, in addition, failed to display adhesive behavior, which is a necessity for a successful print in FDF. The original findings herein set the precedent that the effect of drug and PEG on FDF processing should be considered beyond solely modifying the viscosity.
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- Mohammed Elbadawi
- Control Engineering Group,
Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden
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Cui S, Yu L, Ding J. Semi-bald Micelles and Corresponding Percolated Micelle Networks of Thermogels. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Shuquan Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Takhulee A, Takahashi Y, Vao-soongnern V. Molecular simulation and experimental studies of the miscibility of PLA/PLAx-PEGy-PLAx blends. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1344-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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