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Enhanced crystallization rate of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) by cyanuric acid as an efficient nucleating agent

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The influence of cyanuric acid (CA) as an efficient nucleating agent on the crystallization behavior and morphology of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was extensively studied in this work with several techniques for the first time. The nonisothermal melt crystallization behavior and overall isothermal melt crystallization rate of PCL were significantly enhanced by only a small amount of CA. The addition of CA apparently improved the nonisothermal melt crystallization peak temperature, overall isothermal melt crystallization rate, and nucleation density of PCL spherulites, but did not modify the crystallization mechanism and crystal structure of PCL, indicating that CA was an efficient nucleating agent for the crystallization of PCL. The possible nucleation mechanism of CA on the crystallization of PCL was also discussed on the basis of their crystal structures.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51373020, 51573016 and 51521062).

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Zhang, Kj., Qiu, Zb. Enhanced crystallization rate of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) by cyanuric acid as an efficient nucleating agent. Chin J Polym Sci 35, 1517–1523 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-017-1993-7

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