Poly(para-dioxanone)(PPDO)-based composites was prepared by blending PPDO with three different types of CaCO3 particles, nano-CaCO3, CaCO3 whisker, and silane-coated CaCO3 whisker. The effects of particle size and composition on thermal properties and crystalline structure of the composites were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), polarizing optical microscopy(POM)and X-ray diffraction(XRD). DSC revealed that the CaCO3 particles acted as a nucleating agent and promoted the crystallinity of PPDO. The decrease of particle size led to the increase of crystallinity, due to the greater nucleating efficiency of the smaller particles.