Social and economic development has driven considerable scientific and engineering
efforts on the discovery, development and utilization of polymers. Polylactic acid (PLA) is …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biobased product and a compostable aliphatic polyester that has
been studied for use in several applications over the last decade. Many properties of PLA …

As a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and
rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have enormously …

Polylactic acid (PLA), one of the well-known biodegradable polyesters, has been studied
extensively for tissue engineering and drug delivery systems, and it was also used widely in …

Protected cultivation in modern agriculture relies extensively on plastic-originated mulch
films, nets, packaging, pi**, silage, and various applications. Polyolefins synthesized from …

Degradable polymers (both biomacromolecules and several synthetic polymers) for
biomedical applications have been promising very much in the recent past due to their low …

The increasing demand for environmental protection has led to the rapid development of
greener and biodegradable polymers, whose creation provided new challenges and …

This paper presents a study of biodegradation, in soil, of samples of poly (butylene adipate-
co-terephthalate)(PBAT), poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and blends of these materials prepared in …

Reactive extrusion is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method to produce new
materials with enhanced performance properties. At present, reactive extrusion allows in-situ …

The health and environmental concerns of the usage of non-biodegradable plastics have
driven efforts to explore replacing them with renewable polymers. Although starch is a vital …