title: Tailoring crystallization: towards high-performance poly(lactic acid).
abstract: Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is one of the most promising alternatives for petrochemical-based plastics. Crystallization mediation provides the simplest and most practical approach for enhancing the properties of PLA. Here, recent advances in understanding the relationship between crystalline structure and properties of PLA are summarized. Methods for manipulating crystallization towards high-performance PLA materials are introduced.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
authors.forename: Guoming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiuqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dujin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)
keywords: biodegradable polymer; crystallization; poly(lactic acid); structure-property relationship