Existence of thickness threshold for crystal growth rate of ascorbic acid from its thin solution film

Yamazaki, Yoshihiro; Yoshino, Hiroki; Kikuchi, Mitsunobu; Kashiwase, Sakiko

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.12.073

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“…It crystallizes upon drying, while amorphous AA can be formed when lyophilized with inhibitor polymers . AA crystals can grow from their aqueous solution film due to water evaporation . Our observation of AA crystal growth from aqueous solution films showed a slow and uniform spherulite growth (Figure S1).…”

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“…37 AA crystals can grow from their aqueous solution film due to water evaporation. 38 Our observation of AA crystal growth from aqueous solution films showed a slow and uniform spherulite growth (Figure S1). Figure 1a−d shows the polarizing micrographs of spherulites of neat PCL and blends of PCL with 1, 2, and 5 wt % AA shortly after the solvent is evaporated.…”

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“…Glass-transition temperatures (T g ) were determined using the temperature of half the step height in the specific heat curve. Isothermal scans were recorded at 38,39,40,41,42,43, and 44 °C. Samples were held at 90 °C for 5 min before quickly cooling (100 °C/min) to the selected crystallization temperature.…”

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Miscibility, Morphology, and Crystallization Kinetics of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Ascorbic Acid Blends

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Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was blended with l-ascorbic acid (AA) to achieve increased hydrophilicity and shorter degradation period as a candidate for specific biomedical applications such as bio tissue engineering scaffolds. The miscibility, morphology, and spherulite development of PCL/AA blends were investigated via several means of microscopy. Microscopic observations demonstrated that the PCL and AA form immiscible blends. At 1 and 2 wt % AA in the PCL matrix, AA was distributed in the form of small particles. For the sample with 5 wt % of AA, micrometric crystal aggregates of AA were also seen, randomly distributed. The presence of AA impacted the spherulite development of PCL upon crystallization from melt and solvent evaporation. At low percentages of AA (1 and 2 wt %), while not interacting with the lamellar growth, AA caused a minor nucleating effect on PCL, resulting in a smaller average spherulitic size. On the other hand, 5% of AA left behind micrometric crystals and the PCL spherulites tend to grow from the surface of AA microcrystals. The natural evaporation of solvent resulted in aggregates of AA; however, when given time and at elevated temperatures, AA crystals were nucleated and grown in the form of needle-like crystals at random directions. The overall isothermal crystallization of PCL/AA blends was determined by DSC. Even though AA has a small nucleating effect on PCL, the overall crystallization rate decreased with AA addition. We attribute the decrease to a reduction in spherulitic growth rate due to a possible interaction between AA and PCL, resulting in a limited diffusion and reduced mobility of PCL chains. In addition, short-term hydrolytic degradation resulted in the removal of AA particles from the surface of PCL/AA blends. As a result, a porous structure of PCL remained, which was hypothesized to have a higher rate of surface degradation.

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confidence: 80%