Polylactic acid, also known as poly(lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), is a plastic material. As a thermoplastic polyester (or polyhydroxyalkanoate) it...

Perminus (May 2006). "Morphology and Properties of Soy Protein and Polylactide Blends". Biomacromolecules. 7 (5): 1551–1561. doi:10.1021/bm050888p....

J.; Lagarón, J.M.; Sánchez, G. (2013). "Evaluation of silver-infused polylactide films for inactivation of Salmonella and feline calicivirus in vitro...

feedstock energy, which can be obtained from non-fossil fuel based methods. Polylactide (PLA) was estimated to have a fossil fuel energy cost of 54-56.7 from...

inorganic bases in solution. Lactide can be polymerized to polylactic acid (polylactide). Depending on the catalyst, syndiotactic or a heterotactic polymers...

polyglycolides and polylactides, silk is advantageous in some aspects of biodegradation. The acidic degraded products of polyglycolides and polylactides will decrease...

manufacture of heat-resistant composite materials. Polylactic acid (polylactide) is a compostable thermoplastic aliphatic polyester derived from renewable...

felt of olefin fibres is sold under the trade name Tyvek. Ingeo is a polylactide fibre blended with other fibres such as cotton and used in clothing....

example the double lactone called lactide polymerizes to polylactic acid (polylactide). The resulting polylactic acid has been heavily investigated for commercial...

to produce vitrimers, such as aromatic polyesters, polylactic acid (polylactide), polyhydroxyurethanes, epoxidized soybean oil with citric acid, and...

presence of catalysts lactide polymerize to either atactic or syndiotactic polylactide (PLA), which are biodegradable polyesters. PLA is an example of a plastic...

devices, owing to its degradation which is even slower than that of polylactide. PCL has been widely used in long-term implants and controlled drug release...

Jiang, Long; Wolcott, Zhang (26 October 2005). "Study of Biodegradable Polylactide/Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) Blends". Biomacromolecules. 7...

to successfully grow rat smooth muscle tissue on a polycaprolactone/polylactide scaffold. Further research and development may allow for this technology...

Tetrahedron-shaped tea bags made of polylactide (PLA), a bioplastic, shown here containing dried peppermint leaves...

2015). "Life Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment Data for 2014 Ingeo ™ Polylactide Production". Industrial Biotechnology. 11 (3): 167–180. doi:10.1089/ind...

alkyne residues that are attached to the polymer chain in the acquired polylactide copolymer can then be made to undergo a cycloaddition with functional...

57–62 Piano wire; ASTM 228 Steel 1590–3340 7.8 204–428 Polylactic acid; polylactide; PLA 53 1.24 43 Low carbon steel (AISI 1010) 365 7.87 46.4 4.73 Stainless...

nanoparticles and polymeric nanoparticles—such as amphotericin B in pegylated polylactide coglycolide copolymer nanoparticles—have demonstrated potential for oral...

3D printing of a solenoid microcoil using a conductive mixture of polylactide and carbon nanotubes....

as a thickener Tin(II) ethylhexanoate (CAS# 301-10-0), a catalyst for polylactide and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). Cobalt(II) ethylhexanoate (CAS# 136-52-7)...

Y.; Zhou, C. Sulfonated chitosan and phosphorylated chitosan coated polylactide membrane by polydopamine-assisting for the growth and osteogenic differentiation...

John C.; Iyer, Suri S.; Pacold, Martha; Phomphrai, Khamphee (2000). "Polylactide Formation by Achiral and Chiral Magnesium and Zinc Alkoxides, (η3-L)MOR...

and thermal properties of polylactide-layered silicate nanocomposites [4] Crystallization and thermal properties of polylactide/palygorskite composites...

polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMG) derivatives introduced into polylactide (PLA) on the activity of bacterial enzymes". Journal of Industrial Microbiology...

catalysts can polymerise lactide to either heterotactic or syndiotactic polylactide, which as biodegradable polyesters with valuable (inter alia) medical...

compostable. Commonly used plastic resins include polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA) which is based on renewable materials like corn products and a...

Boutevin B (2008). "Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-block-polylactide by combination of ATRP and ROP using tribromoethanol as initiator: Precursors...

and were successfully used for many purposes. Organic threads (such as polylactide filament for example) are stitched through laminate layers of fiber reinforced...

; Jérôme, R. (1997). "Macromolecular Engineering of Polylactones and Polylactides. 22. Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactone and 1,4,8-Trioxaspiro[4.6]-9-undecanone...