Poly (lactic acid) blends: Processing, properties and applications

M Nofar, D Sacligil, PJ Carreau, MR Kamal… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is a commercial biobased, biodegradable,
biocompatible, compostable and non-toxic polymer that has competitive material and …

Polylactic acid blends: The future of green, light and tough

K Hamad, M Kaseem, M Ayyoob, J Joo… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of carbon nanotubes on the interface evolution and dielectric properties of polylactic acid/ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer nanocomposites

P Wang, T Song, HM Abo-Dief, J Song… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
The composites of polylactic acid/glycidyl methacrylate of grafted ethylene–vinyl acetate
copolymer/ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer/carbon nanotubes (PLA/EVA-g …

Biodegradable poly (lactic acid) nanocomposites reinforced and toughened by carbon nanotubes/clay hybrids

T Bai, B Zhu, H Liu, Y Wang, G Song, C Liu… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable and biocompatible polyester derived from
renewable resources like corn starch, presenting great potential in clinical applications like …

Design of super-tough co-continuous PLA/NR/SiO2 TPVs with balanced stiffness-toughness based on reinforced rubber and interfacial compatibilization

Y Liu, L Cao, D Yuan, Y Chen - Composites Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Elastomer has been proved to be a prominent toughener for polylactide (PLA), however, the
remarkable increase in toughness always accompanies a sharp decrease in tensile …

Effect of hydroxyl and carboxyl-functionalized carbon nanotubes on phase morphology, mechanical and dielectric properties of poly (lactide)/poly (butylene adipate-co …

P Wang, S Gao, X Chen, L Yang, X Wu, S Feng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A series of poly (lactide)/poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PLA/PBAT) composites
containing different types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) such as hydroxyl and …

The microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printed carbon nanotube‐polylactic acid composites

HS Patanwala, D Hong, SR Vora, B Bognet… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports 3D printing of carbon nanotube‐polylactic acid (CNT‐PLA) composites
using an extrusion‐based Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method. CNTs with an …

An overview of toughening polylactic acid by an elastomer

NF Alias, H Ismail - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Due to environmental concern and depletion of fossil fuel, research on biopolymer is gaining
interest among researchers. Polylactic acid (PLA) is produced from renewable resources …

Biobased foamed thermoplastic vulcanizate with good electromagnetic interference and self-healing performance

Z Gong, X Wang, X Chen, Y Chen - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
So far, functional polylactic acid-based thermoplastic vulcanizate (PLA-based TPV) has
been less reported due to the low melt viscosity of PLA, which makes it difficult for the …

A study on the mechanical, thermal properties and crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid)/thermoplastic poly (propylene carbonate) polyurethane blends

J Yang, H Pan, X Li, S Sun, H Zhang, L Dong - RSC Advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) was toughened by the thermoplastic poly (propylene carbonate)
polyurethane (PPCU), and the mechanical properties, crystallization behaviour and …