An investigation into the crystalline morphology transitions in poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) under uniaxial deformation in the quasi-solid-state regime
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1460201
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.01.031
- Title of journal
- European Polymer Journal
- Article number
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- First page
- 127
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0014-3057
- Open access status
- Access exception
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The paper describes the crystalline phase transitions occurring during processing of a biomedical polymer, polylactic acid, PLLA. The results detail the crystalline structure evolved and corresponding material properties of PLLA during industrial processing under different processing parameters. Understanding and controlling the crystalline morphology development during processing of PLLA is crucial in governing its performance in biomedical and packaging applications. The work was supported by an EU Horizon 2020 project (no. 691238) and PhD funding from EPSRC (EP/L015307.1). Ongoing collaborative research (OU and Warwick University stemming from these results, is investigating the influence of nanofillers to improve PLLA properties during processing.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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