Abstract
AbstractMaleic anhydride end capped poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC‐MA) was blended with ethyl cellulose (EC) by casting from dichloromethane solutions. The thermotropic liquid crystallinity, thermal decomposition behavior, and aggregated structure were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TGA), and wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD). DSC exhibits thermotropic liquid crystallinity in the rich EC composition range. TGA shows that thermal decomposition temperatures were elevated upon interfusing EC into PPC‐MA. WAXD corroborates that EC and PPC‐MA/EC blend films cast from dilute dichloromethane solution possessed cholesteric liquid crystalline structure in the rich EC composition range, and that dilution of PPC‐MA with EC increased the dimension of noncrystalline region, leading to a more ordered packed structure. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 584–592, 2006
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