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ArticleACS central science2026

Interfacial Dynamics Accelerate Aging Yet Sustain Toughness in Poly(l‑lactide) Block Polymer Plastics.

Daniel M Krajovic, Benjamin D Chayet, Marc A Hillmyer

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Article in ACS central science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Daniel M KrajovicDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-1941
Benjamin D ChayetDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
Marc A HillmyerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8255-3853

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly-(lactide) (PLA) homopolymer embrittles under ambient conditions within two days after melt processing through physical aging, which restricts its growth as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived, nondegradable plastics. Block polymers containing PLA and immiscible rubbery segments have shown promising mechanical longevity, though only at very high total molar masses. To elucidate the basic architectural and morphological features of such aging-resistant materials, we used a straightforward two-step synthetic route to generate a library of

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