PLA polymers that can be expanded into microporous articles having a node and fibril microstructure are provided. The fibrils contain PLA polymer chains oriented with the fibril axis. Additionally, the PLA polymers have an inherent viscosity greater than about 3.8 dL/g and a calculated molecular weight greater than about 150,000 g/mol. The PLA polymer article may be formed by bulk polymerization where the PLA bulk polymer is made into a preform that is subsequently expanded at temperatures above the glass transition temperature and below the melting point of the PLA polymer. In an alternate embodiment, a PLA polymer powder is lubricated, the lubricated polymer is subjected to pressure and compression to form a preform, and the preform is expanded to form a microporous article. Both the preform and the microporous article are formed at temperatures above the glass transition temperature and below the melting point of the PLA polymer.
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乳酸聚合物可扩展成具有节点和纤维微观结构的微孔制品。纤维包含与纤维轴线定向的聚
乳酸聚合物链。此外,聚
乳酸聚合物的固有粘度大于约 3.8 dL/g,计算分子量大于约 150,000 g/mol。聚
乳酸聚合物制品可通过散装聚合形成,其中聚
乳酸散装聚合物被制成预型件,随后在高于
玻璃化温度和低于聚
乳酸聚合物熔点的温度下膨胀。在另一个实施方案中,对聚
乳酸聚合物粉末进行润滑,对润滑聚合物施加压力和压缩以形成预型件,然后对预型件进行膨胀以形成微孔制品。预型件和微孔制品都是在高于聚
乳酸聚合物的
玻璃化温度和低于其熔点的温度下形成的。