Table 1.
Copolymer | Theoretical y (%) | Actual y (%) | Yield (%) | Initiator: Monomer | Mn (Da) | Mw (Da) | PDI | Tm (°C) | XC (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100%PCL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 86.2 | 1:100 | 11300 | 17368 | 1.54 | 53.0 ± 0.2 | 56.6 ± 1.5 |
100%PCL-DMA | 0.00 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | 11628 | 16417 | 1.41 | 50.7 ± 0.5 | 45.8 ± 1.9 |
96%PCL-04%ACPCL | 8.24 | 4.16 | 44.8 | 1:200 | 15060 | 26870 | 1.78 | 45.9 ± 0.3 | 41.6 ± 1.2 |
94%PCL-06%ACPCL | 9.03 | 5.74 | 38.3 | 1:200 | 16546 | 39050 | 2.36 | 47.1 ± 0.1 | 36.1 ± 0.5 |
89%PCL-11%ACPCL | 16.2 | 10.6 | 39.8 | 1:200 | 13627 | 34049 | 2.50 | 39.1 ± 0.3 | 30.4 ± 0.7 |
88%PCL-12%ACPCL | 17.2 | 11.7 | 22.6 | 1:315 | 19087 | 36430 | 1.91 | 41.6 ± 0.2 | 31.1 ± 0.7 |
85%PCL-15%ACPCL | 22.5 | 14.5 | 56.6 | 1:200 | 12095 | 28931 | 2.39 | 32.5 ± 0.4 | 24.4 ± 0.9 |