PMID- 31766237
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200928
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 11
DP  - 2019 Nov 13
TI  - Crystalline Characteristics and Their Influence in the Mechanical Performance in 
      Poly(epsilon-Caprolactone) / High Density Polyethylene Blends.
LID - 10.3390/polym11111874 [doi]
LID - 1874
AB  - Blends of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) have 
      been prepared at different compositions in order to assess the effect of HDPE on 
      gas transport and mechanical behaviors of PCL. Previous to this evaluation, a 
      complete morphological, structural, and thermal characterization were performed 
      using techniques, including SEM, contact angle, FTIR, differential scanning 
      calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction with synchrotron radiation at small and wide 
      angles. Low HDPE incorporations allow interactions to be established at 
      interfaces in the amorphous regions and the enhancement of the mechanical 
      performance. Consequently, the addition of a small amount of HDPE (ranging from 5 
      to 10 wt%) appears to be appropriate in certain bio-applications where a higher 
      mechanical behavior is required.
FAU - Blazquez-Blazquez, Enrique
AU  - Blazquez-Blazquez E
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2488-5635
AD  - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 
      28006 Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Perez, Ernesto
AU  - Perez E
AD  - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 
      28006 Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Lorenzo, Vicente
AU  - Lorenzo V
AD  - Grupo de Investigacion "POLimeros: Caracterizacion y Aplicaciones", E.T.S.I. 
      Industriales, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 
      Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Cerrada, Maria L
AU  - Cerrada ML
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4261-0627
AD  - Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 
      28006 Madrid, Spain.
LA  - eng
GR  - MAT2016-79869-C2-1-P/Agencia Estatal de Investigacion/
GR  - MAT2016-79869-C2-1-P/European Regional Development Fund/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191113
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC6918181
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - blend
OT  - compatibility
OT  - crystallization
OT  - polycaprolactone
OT  - polyethylene
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2019/11/27 06:00
MHDA- 2019/11/27 06:01
PMCR- 2019/11/13
CRDT- 2019/11/27 06:00
PHST- 2019/10/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/11/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/11/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/11/27 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym11111874 [pii]
AID - polymers-11-01874 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym11111874 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2019 Nov 13;11(11):1874. doi: 10.3390/polym11111874.