Optical activity of poly-l-lactic acid

Toru Asahi Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, 3-4-1, Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Haruko Fukase Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, 3-4-1, Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Masaaki Ichiki Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, 3-4-1, Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Jinzo Kobayashi Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, 3-4-1, Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Eiichi Fukada The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Wako, Saitama, Japan

Abstract

Simultaneous measurements of optical activity and birefringence have been made for the first time on poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), which is a well-known piezoelectric and biodegradable polymer. Optical gyration of PLLA films, one stretched 2.5 times the other 6 times as long as the original ones, displayed different temperature dependence in the higher and lower temperature regions and changed the sign in the lower one. These facts suggest a conformational change to take place in PLLA at some temperature in the lower one.

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