Poly(lactic acid) based flexible films

Ali, Fathilah and Jamaluddin, Jamarosliza and Upadhyay, Arun Kumar (2014) Poly(lactic acid) based flexible films. International Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering , 8 (5). pp. 425-428.

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Abstract

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer which has good mechanical properties, however, its brittleness limits its usage especially in packaging materials. Therefore, in this work, PLA based polyurethane films were prepared by synthesizing with different types of isocyanates; methylene diisocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanates (HDI). For this purpose, PLA based polyurethane must have good strength and flexibility. Therefore, polycaprolactone which has better flexibility were prepared with PLA. An effective way to endow polylactic acid with toughness is through chain-extension reaction of the polylactic acid pre-polymer with polycaprolactone used as chain extender. Polyurethane prepared from MDI showed brittle behaviour, while, polyurethane prepared from HDI showed flexibility at same concentrations.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5439/38120
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodegradable polymer, flexible, poly(lactic acid), polyurethane.
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Fathilah Ali
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2014 15:43
Last Modified:	08 Sep 2014 15:43
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/38120

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