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ArticlePolymers2026

Ultra-High-Expansion-Ratio Nanocellular Semicrystalline Polymer Foams: Preparation of Chain-Extender-Mediated PLA/PPC Foams via Supercritical CO

Xubo Zhao, Xuejun Liu, Fengrui Hu, Hongfu Zhou, Yafeng Deng

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Article in Polymers, 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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Xubo ZhaoKey Laboratory of Processing and Application of Polymeric Foams of China National Light Industry Council, School of Advanced Materials and Future Technology, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Xuejun LiuSchool of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.ORCID 0009-0006-6977-6212
Fengrui HuKey Laboratory of Processing and Application of Polymeric Foams of China National Light Industry Council, School of Advanced Materials and Future Technology, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Hongfu ZhouKey Laboratory of Processing and Application of Polymeric Foams of China National Light Industry Council, School of Advanced Materials and Future Technology, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Yafeng DengSchool of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 52473026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inherent brittleness, retarded crystallization kinetics and insufficient melt strength of polylactic acid (PLA) severely limit its applications in foaming. This study proposed a reactive chain extender and compatibilizer strategy, which involved introducing the multifunctional epoxy-based chain extender KL-E4370 (0.6 wt%) into a PLA/polypropylene carbonate (PPC) blend system to simultaneously enhance melt strength and interfacial compatibility, with the aim of preparing high-expansion-ratio nano-cellular foams by means of the physical foaming assisted by supercritical CO

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bio-based and biodegradable foamschain-extension modificationnanocellular structurePoly(lactic acid)Poly(propylene carbonate)

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PMID42797183
PMCPMC13611450

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