Table 1 Properties of PLA used in the experiment.

From: Effects of Amphiphilic Chitosan on Stereocomplexation and Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Nano-biocomposite

Sr. No.

Material Name

Tg (°C)

Tm (°C)

Mw (kDa)

Mn (kDa)

PDI

Specific rotation [α]

01

PLLA (2003D)

57

157

183

100

1.8

−154°

02

PDLA

57

178

224

122

1.8

156°

03

Oligomer (MCH)

—

—

~3.0

~2.5

1.2

—

  1. Tg and Tm were calculated using DSC second heating graph of specimen, the Mw, Mn and PDI were calculated using GPC compared with standard polystyrene standard, the specific rotation [α] of the sample were measure using polarimeter at 25 °C with 1.0 gm/100 mL concentration in chloroform.
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