A review on biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) production from fermentative food waste-Its applications and degradation

TA Swetha, V Ananthi, A Bora, N Sengottuvelan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its low carbon footprint and environmental friendliness, polylactic acid (PLA) is one of
the most widely produced bioplastics in the world. Manufacturing attempts to partially …

A review on degradation mechanisms of polylactic acid: Hydrolytic, photodegradative, microbial, and enzymatic degradation

NF Zaaba, M Jaafar - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, thoughtful disagreements between scientists concerning environmental issues
including the use of renewable materials have enhanced universal awareness of the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation mechanisms and acceleration strategies of poly (lactic acid) scaffold for bone regeneration

P Feng, J Jia, M Liu, S Peng, Z Zhao, C Shuai - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) with good biodegradability, biocompatibility and
processability has a wide application prospect in bone tissue engineering. However, PLA …

Polylactide (PLA)-based nanocomposites

JM Raquez, Y Habibi, M Murariu, P Dubois - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
In the framework of environmentally friendly processes and products, polylactide (PLA)
represents the best polymeric substitutes for various petropolymers because of its …

[HTML][HTML] One-pot scalable fabrication of an oligomeric phosphoramide towards high-performance flame retardant polylactic acid with a submicron-grained structure

Y Xue, M Shen, Y Zheng, W Tao, Y Han, W Li… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Last years have witnessed great advances in minimizing the flammability of the polylactic
acid (PLA) bioplastic. Unfortunately, to date there remains an urgent lack of a facile strategy …

Effects of carbon nanotube on the thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties of PLA/CNT printed parts in the FDM process

L Yang, S Li, X Zhou, J Liu, Y Li, M Yang, Q Yuan… - Synthetic Metals, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a filament based on polylactic acid (PLA)/carbon nanotube (CNT) composites
was prepared for the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process. The effects of the CNT …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes for 3D-printed PLA-nanocomposites: Effects on thermal and mechanical properties

LS De Bortoli, R De Farias, DZ Mezalira… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
PLA-based nanocomposites are of great interest to biomedical applications due to the
biocompatibility and biodegradability of the Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), being, therefore, widely …

Polylactide/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites with enhanced thermal stability, mechanical modulus, and electrical conductivity

IH Kim, YG Jeong - Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We have prepared a series of polylactide/exfoliated graphite (PLA/EG) nanocomposites by
melt‐compounding and investigated their morphology, structures, thermal stability …

Morphology, electromagnetic properties and electromagnetic interference shielding performance of poly lactide/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites

S Kashi, RK Gupta, T Baum, N Kao, SN Bhattacharya - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodegradable poly lactide (PLA)/graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) nanocomposites with 0–15
wt%(0–9.1 vol%) of nanofiller were prepared. Scanning electron micrographs showed good …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic acid) composites containing carbon-based nanomaterials: A review

C Gonçalves, IC Gonçalves, FD Magalhães, AM Pinto - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is a green alternative to petrochemical commodity plastics, used in
packaging, agricultural products, disposable materials, textiles, and automotive composites …