Characterisation of microcellular foams produced from semi-crystalline PCL using supercritical carbon dioxide

Michael Jenkins; KL Harrison; MMCG Silva; MJ Whitaker; KM Shakesheff; SM Howdle

doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.07.022

Characterisation of microcellular foams produced from semi-crystalline PCL using supercritical carbon dioxide

Michael Jenkins, KL Harrison, MMCG Silva, MJ Whitaker, KM Shakesheff, SM Howdle

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Microcellular foams were produced from polycaprolactone (PCL) using a method based on the rapid release of supercritical CO2. The average pore size in the structure was found to vary with the selected vent time and the final microstructure was a combination of open and closed cells. Thermal analysis showed that the degree of crystallinity of all foams was in the region of 70%. This was found to be consistent with the observation of lamellar textures on the inner surface of the pores. There was also a pronounced decrease in compressive modulus with increasing vent time and average pore size. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3145-3151
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Polymer Journal
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.07.022
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2006

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