Biodegradable fibers of poly(L-lactide) produced by high-speed melt spinning and spin drawing

Authors
Schmack, G Tandler, B Vogel, R Beyreuther, R Jacobsen, S Fritz, HG
Citation
G. Schmack et al., Biodegradable fibers of poly(L-lactide) produced by high-speed melt spinning and spin drawing, J APPL POLY, 73(14), 1999, pp. 2785-2797
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00218995 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
14
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2785 - 2797
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(19990929)73:14<2785:BFOPPB>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A polylactide (PLA type LA 0200 K) was spun in high-speed melt spinning and spin drawing processes. The fibers were characterized with regard to the d egree of crystallinity, the orientation, and the textile physical propertie s. The polymer was produced by a reactive extrusion polymerization process, and its hydrolytic degradation during the processes of drying and spinning and its thermal and rheological properties were characterized. (C) 1999 Jo hn Wiley & Sons, Inc.