A Biodegradable Stereo-Complexed Poly (Lactic Acid) Drinking Straw of High Heat Resistance and Performance.

Renzhi Li, Yangyang Feng, R Hugh Gong, Constantinos Soutis

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Renzhi LiDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3674-7777

Yangyang FengDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

R Hugh GongDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0363-1687

Constantinos SoutisDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1402-9838

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Abstract

Current biodegradable drinking straws suffer from poor heat resistance and rigidity when wet, causing user dissatisfaction. Here, a fully biodegradable straw formed by stereocomplexation of poly (lactic acid) (SC-PLA) is reported. Because of the unique strong interaction and high density of link chains between stereocomplex crystallites (over 70% crystallinity), SC-PLA straws outperform their counterparts on the market. This coupled with the advantages of simple processing (solution casting and annealing) and relatively low cost (~2.06 cents per straw) makes SC-PLA drinking straws a superior substitute for plastic ones. Commercially available PLLA straws lose almost 60% of their flexural strength when wet compared to less than 5% of the SC-PLA straws proposed in this study.

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biodegradable strawspoly (lactic acid)solution castingstereocomplex crystallites

Identifiers

PMID36984318

DOI10.3390/ma16062438

PMCPMC10056377

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