Key Performance Features of PLA Fibers

Ikada et al. [9] found that stereocomplexation or racemic crystallization takes place between PLLA and PDLA units in chloroform solution, and obtained fibers composed of the 

FIGURE 29.3 Relationship of yarn properties (tensile strength, Young s modulus, and ultimate elongation) and take-up speed for melt spinning of PLA. 

FIGURE 29.4 Effects of take-up speed during melt spinning on crystallinity and thermal shrinkage of PLA yam in boiling water. 

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