Environmental issues urge for the substitution of petrochemical-based raw materials with
more environmentally friendly sources. The biggest advantages of PLA over non …

The main motivation for development of biobased polymers was their biodegradability,
which is becoming important due to strong public concern about waste. Reflecting recent …

A literature review is presented regarding the synthesis, and physicochemical, chemical,
and mechanical properties of poly (lactic acid)(PLA). Poly (lactic acid) exists as a polymeric …

Polylactide polymers have gained enormous attention as a replacement for conventional
synthetic packaging materials in the last decade. By being truly biodegradable, derived from …

This review focuses on the properties of lactic acid based polymers and the correlation to the
structure of the polymers. Lactic acid based polymers prepared by polycondensation (PC) …

It has been found that, dependent on the crystallization temperature (T c), the disorder (α ')
and order (α) phases of poly (l-lactide)(PLLA) are formed at low (T c< 100° C) and high (T …

Recently, we reported the isothermal crystallization behaviors of poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA)
from the melt and glassy states, respectively [J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 11514; …

Several samples of poly (lactic acid) with different molecular weights and tacticity have been
prepared, and some PLLA injection moulded specimens have been annealed to promote …

Aliphatic polyesters, which can be obtained from bacterial or chemical synthesis, are
emerging as an important class of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers for …

Abstract Poly (lactide)(PLA), a biodegradable aliphatic polyester with excellent property
profiles for different polymer applications, will play a major role in future markets for …