Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications—A comprehensive review

S Farah, DG Anderson, R Langer - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), so far, is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable aliphatic polyester in human history. Due to its merits, PLA is a leading …

Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) and its composites

MA Elsawy, KH Kim, JW Park, A Deep - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers are seen as a potential solution to the environmental problems
generated by plastic waste. In particular, the renewable aliphatic polyesters of poly …

Synthetic biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent advances and future challenges

AH Westlie, EC Quinn, CR Parker, EYX Chen - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article reviews the advances made over the past five decades of research in develo**
effective chemocatalytic pathways to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a prominent …

Spiro-salen catalysts enable the chemical synthesis of stereoregular polyhydroxyalkanoates

HY Huang, W **ong, YT Huang, K Li, Z Cai, JB Zhu - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Although bacterial stereoregular polyhydroxyalkanoates have attracted broad interest as
sustainable materials, it remains a long-standing challenge to chemically synthesize …

Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide

O Dechy-Cabaret, B Martin-Vaca… - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Synthetic petrochemical-based polymers have had a tremendous industrial impact since the
1940s. Despite the numerous advantages of these materials, two major drawbacks remain …

Properties of lactic acid based polymers and their correlation with composition

A Södergård, M Stolt - Progress in polymer science, 2002 - Elsevier
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) …

Catalytic activities of Schiff base transition metal complexes

KC Gupta, AK Sutar - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Many Schiff base complexes of metal ions show high catalytic activity. Chiral Schiff base
complexes are more selective in various reactions such as oxidation, hydroxylation, aldol …

Precise control of polyolefin stereochemistry using single-site metal catalysts

GW Coates - Chemical Reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Staudinger predicted a correlation between the physical properties of a polymer and its main-
chain stereochemistry as early as 1929. 1 However it was not until 1947 that Schildknecht …

Polymerization of lactide with zinc and magnesium β-diiminate complexes: stereocontrol and mechanism

BM Chamberlain, M Cheng, DR Moore… - Journal of the …, 2001 - ACS Publications
A series of zinc (II) and magnesium (II) alkoxides based upon a β-diiminate ligand
framework has been prepared.[(BDI-1) ZnO i Pr] 2 [(BDI-1)= 2-((2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) …

Stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide

MJ Stanford, AP Dove - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The important advances and current trends in the stereocontrolled ring-opening
polymerisation of lactide are discussed in this tutorial review. Microstructures, structural …