Summary of values on DSC thermal transition temperatures (Tg, Tc, and Tm), heats of crystallisation (ΔHc), and heats of melting (ΔHm) of all synthesized PLLAs using liquid Sn(OnC4H9)2 as an initiator for 24 h.
| Polymer code | T g (°C) | T c (°C) | T m (°C) | ΔHc (J g−1) | ΔHm (J g−1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |
| PLLA 1 | 68.5 | 56.6 | — | 94.2 | 181.0 | 178.3 | — | 41.0 | 64.1 | 76.0 |
| PLLA 2 | 67.0 | 54.3 | — | 98.8 | 178.0 | 175.5 | — | 40.4 | 64.5 | 70.5 |
| PLLA 3 | 69.9 | 55.6 | — | 103.0 | 179.8 | 179.5 | — | 38.6 | 46.4 | 56.1 |
| PLLA 4 | 68.6 | 59.8 | — | 106.8 | 177.8 | 177.7 | — | 34.2 | 38.0 | 45.9 |
| PLLA 5 | 63.7 | 58.7 | — | 108.8 | 176.0 | 175.7 | — | 40.5 | 43.3 | 47.1 |
| PLLA 6 | — | 59.1 | — | 105.3 | 176.5 | 176.8 | — | 36.2 | 42.2 | 50.9 |
| PLLA 7 | 54.2 | 51.6 | — | 95.2 | 178.5 | 174.8 | — | 38.6 | 72.1 | 68.1 |
| PLLA 8 | 69.9 | 55.2 | — | 118.0 | 178.7 | 177.0 | — | 53.6 | 52.5 | 47.5 |
| PLLA 9 | 68.6 | 55.8 | — | 106.7 | 178.2 | 178.7 | — | 39.3 | 52.3 | 46.4 |
| PLLA 10 | 72.3 | 60.1 | — | 108.7 | 178.8 | 178.8 | — | 32.1 | 34.1 | 36.9 |
| PLLA 11 | — | 57.6 | — | 106.7 | 174.3 | 174.5 | — | 35.9 | 41.2 | 43.2 |
| PLLA 12 | 71.0 | 59.1 | — | 107.5 | 176.0 | 176.5 | — | 36.6 | 43.2 | 41.5 |
| PLLA 13 | 68.3 | 43.4 | — | 90.2 | 176.2 | 168.2 | — | 40.0 | 60.5 | 55.7 |
| PLLA 14 | 67.0 | 51.7 | — | 99.3 | 177.2 | 173.9 | — | 37.8 | 64.0 | 56.1 |
| PLLA 15 | 69.4 | 54.8 | — | 106.2 | 176.0 | 176.5 | — | 43.2 | 44.8 | 46.6 |
| PLLA 16 | 71.7 | 60.2 | — | 109.3 | 179.5 | 180.2 | — | 35.1 | 39.0 | 45.6 |
| PLLA 17 | 70.3 | 57.1 | — | 112.2 | 171.7 | 171.0 | — | 42.4 | 43.5 | 38.5 |
| PLLA 18 | 69.0 | 58.2 | — | 108.2 | 174.2 | 176.2 | — | 37.0 | 51.6 | 40.2 |
| PLLA 19 | 62.6 | 42.1 | — | 80.2 | 166.5 | 160.8 | — | 37.6 | 67.7 | 56.8 |
| PLLA 20 | 60.4 | 39.6 | — | 86.3 | 169.3 | 163.7 | — | 40.4 | 63.4 | 47.5 |
| PLLA 21 | 68.1 | 40.2 | — | 85.2 | 175.0 | 167.3 | — | 37.2 | 56.0 | 53.8 |
| PLLA 22 | 74.7 | 48.8 | — | 95.0 | 175.5 | 169.0 | — | 38.5 | 50.5 | 48.1 |
| PLLA 23 | 70.7 | 45.4 | — | 91.7 | 173.0 | 166.5 | — | 34.6 | 49.8 | 43.0 |
| PLLA 24 | — | 43.9 | — | 87.3 | 173.3 | 166.0 | — | 31.6 | 49.3 | 45.2 |
| PLLA 25 | — | 36.5 | — | 73.0 | 164.3 | 157.7 | — | 33.7 | 63.6 | 47.2 |
| PLLA 26 | 61.9 | 37.0 | — | 77.0 | 165.0 | 157.0 | — | 34.9 | 67.8 | 50.3 |
| PLLA 27 | — | 39.0 | — | 78.8 | 171.5 | 164.2 | — | 33.6 | 60.1 | 53.9 |
| PLLA 28 | 75.6 | 38.8 | — | 78.8 | 172.3 | 162.3 | — | 27.3 | 49.3 | 45.3 |
| PLLA 29 | — | 43.6 | — | 83.5 | 171.8 | 163.0 | — | 31.0 | 51.0 | 45.2 |
| PLLA 30 | 69.4 | 41.9 | — | 80.8 | 171.2 | 163.2 | — | 29.1 | 50.6 | 46.8 |