Conclusion Prospects of PLA Polymers

References Grade Polymer Solution Spinneret Diameter (mm) Spinneret-Target Distance (cm) Voltage (kV) Solution Feed Rate (mL/h) Collector Type Fiber Diameter (pm) 

FIGURE 14.21 Scanning electron micrographs of electrospun PLA fibers prepared from dichlor-omethane with and without PF, a salt that inereases the conductivity of the polymer solution (a) 5 wt% PLA without additive, (b) 1 wt% PLA without additive, (e) 5 wt% PLA with 0.8 wt% PF, and (d) 0.1 wt % PLA with 0.8 wt% PF. Mierographs are adapted from Ref. 106 with permission from e-Polymers Foundation. 

Haugaard, R. Festersen, G. Beitelsen, Food Addit. Contam. 2002, 19, 172-177. 

Henton, P. Gruber, J. Lunt, J. Randall, Polylactic acid technology, in A. K. Mohanty, M. Misra, L. T. Drzal (Eds.), Natural Fibers, Biopolymers, and Biocomposites, Taylor Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2005, pp. 527-577. 

Effect of copolymer ratio on the crystallinity and properties of polylactic acid copolymers, SPE ANTEC Technical Papers, 1996, pp. 2028-2039. 

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