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A strategy to enhance recyclability of degradable block copolymers by introducing low-temperature formability

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022 16 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 35 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Ikuo Taniguchi, Ikuo Taniguchi, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Ikuo Taniguchi, Kae Kinugasa, Kae Kinugasa, Kazunari Masutani

Summary

Researchers developed degradable block copolymers of poly(trimethylene carbonate) and polylactide with enhanced recyclability through a reversible pressure-induced phase transition between ordered solid and disordered melt states at ambient temperature, enabling low-temperature processing without heat.

Block copolymers composed of poly(trimethylene carbonate) and polylactide can be processed at ambient temperature under pressure by a reversible pressure-induced phase transition between an ordered (solid) state and a disordered (melt/solid) state.

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