The transition toward “green” alternatives to petroleum-based plastics is driven by the need
for “drop-in” replacement materials able to combine characteristics of existing plastics with …

Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), a biodegradable and compostable polymer, is gaining
market acceptance and has been extensively investigated. The versatility of PLA has led to …

It is likely that a half-century ago even enthusiastic and optimistic proponents of the synthetic
polymer industry (Mr. McGuire included) could not have predicted the massive scale on …

Hydrolysis significantly influences both the properties and degradability of poly (lactic acid),
PLA. This work investigates the hydrolysis kinetics of PLA films as affected by degree of …

Polyester multilayer membranes with more than 2000 alternating layers of poly (lactic
acid)(PLA) and poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) were successfully prepared via a nanolayer …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its random copolymers exhibit the most distinctive
ferroelectric properties; however, their spontaneous polarization (60–105 mC m− 2) is still …

The detailed structure and crystallization behavior of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) have
been investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and other methods systematically. For …

Being aware of the global problem of plastic pollution, our society is claiming new
bioplastics to replace conventional polymers. Balancing their mechanical performance is …

Advanced fibers revolutionized structural materials in the second half of the 20th century.
However, all high-strength fibers developed to date are brittle. Recently, pioneering …

The semicrystalline state of polymers implies the formation of a noncrystalline interphase
beside lamellar crystals known as the rigid amorphous fraction (RAF). This devitrifies on …