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Synthesis of poly(lactic acid)-based macro-porous foams with thermo-active shape memory property via W/O high internal phase emulsion polymerization

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Here, the synthesis of macro-porous polymer foams by using bio-based poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as macro-monomer was carried out via W/O high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) polymerization. The PLA macro-monomer end-capped by di-acrylate groups was employed as the continuous phase and copolymerized with fluorinated methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and acrylate crosslinkers. The interconnected macro-porous polyHIPEs showed the thermo-responsive shape memory property. It is found that the transition temperature (Ttrans) of the polyHIPEs in shape recover cycle is adjustable in the temperature range from 24.5 to 107.8 °C, corresponding to their glass transition temperature (Tg), which can be controlled by the ratio of macro-, fluorinated, and acrylate monomers. In this work, the best shape memory property is obtained with a PLA content over 40%. The corresponding polyHIPEs could change their shape with a compress ratio as high as 50% at the temperature above Ttrans, maintain the temporary shape by cooling to room temperature, and exhibit a nearly 100% recovery upon reheating. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results suggest that the macro-porous structure can be maintained without collapse of the pores in at least four compression-recovery cycles. These polyHIPEs also have degradation capabilities.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2020YFE0100300).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composite, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China

    Teng Qiu & Xiaoyu Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China

    Guangyi Xu

  3. Beijing Engineering Research Center of Synthesis and Application of Waterborne Polymer, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China

    Longhai Guo

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Qiu, T., Xu, G., Li, X. et al. Synthesis of poly(lactic acid)-based macro-porous foams with thermo-active shape memory property via W/O high internal phase emulsion polymerization. Colloid Polym Sci 300, 415–427 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-022-04952-8

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