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

Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable and renewable thermoplastic polyester, with potential to replace …

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) …

Pullulan is a water soluble exo-polysaccharide produced by yeast like fungus
Aureobasidium pullulans. Pullulan structure have a unique characteristic ie co-existence of …

Polylactide (PLA) and its copolymers are one type of hydrophobic aliphatic polyester based
on hydroxyalkanoic acids. They possess exceptional qualities: biocompatibility; FDA …

Dextran, comprising a family of neutral polysaccharides consisting of an α-(1→ 6) linked d-
glucose main chain with varying proportions of linkages and branches, depending on the …

Polylactide (PLA) and its copolymers are hydrophobic polyesters used for biomedical
applications. Hydrogel medicinal implants have been used as drug delivery vehicles and …

Pullulan is a non-ionic, linear, water-soluble and a neutral polysaccharide. It is composed of
α-(1, 6) repeated maltotriose units via α-(1, 4) glycosidic bond having chemical formula (C 6 …

Biobased and biodegradable polymers have become more and more interesting in view of
waste management and crude oil depletion. Several biopolymers have been researched …

This review summarizes recent developments in the preparation and characterization of
grafting of poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA). PLA is the most expansively researched …