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 …

Super tough poly (lactic acid) blends: A comprehensive review

X Zhao, H Hu, X Wang, X Yu, W Zhou, S Peng - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (lactic acid) or poly (lactide)(PLA) is a renewable, bio-based, and biodegradable
aliphatic thermoplastic polyester that is considered a promising alternative to petrochemical …

Durable polylactic acid (PLA)-based sustainable engineered blends and biocomposites: Recent developments, challenges, and opportunities

N Tripathi, M Misra, AK Mohanty - ACS Engineering Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The paper comprehensively reviews durable polylactic acid (PLA)-based engineered blends
and biocomposites supporting a low carbon economy. The traditional fossil fuel derived …

Perspective on polylactic acid (PLA) based sustainable materials for durable applications: Focus on toughness and heat resistance

V Nagarajan, AK Mohanty, M Misra - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Evolution of the bioplastics industry has changed directions dramatically since the early
1990s. The latest generation is moving toward durable bioplastics having high biobased …

Toward fully bio-based and supertough PLA blends via in situ formation of cross-linked biopolyamide continuity network

H Liu, N Chen, P Shan, P Song, X Liu, J Chen - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dynamic vulcanization has been demonstrated to be a versatile and efficient way of
improving impact toughness of PLA. However, the existing vulcanization routes usually …

Fully bio-based and supertough PLA blends via a novel interlocking strategy combining strong dipolar interactions and stereocomplexation

X Chen, C Li, Y Ding, Y Li, J Li, L Sun, J Wei… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Optimizing interfacial compatibility is one of the core issues for constructing high-
performance green poly (lactic acid)(PLA) blends. Herein, we prepared a poly …

Bio-based PLA/NR-PMMA/NR ternary thermoplastic vulcanizates with balanced stiffness and toughness:“soft–hard” core–shell continuous rubber phase, in situ …

Y Chen, W Wang, D Yuan, C Xu, L Cao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Stiffness and toughness are two mutually exclusive attributes of polymer materials that
contribute to significant improvements in impact strength, usually accompanied by a …

Supertoughened biobased poly (lactic acid)–epoxidized natural rubber thermoplastic vulcanizates: fabrication, co-continuous phase structure, interfacial in situ …

Y Wang, K Chen, C Xu, Y Chen - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In the presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP), biobased thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs)
composed of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) were prepared …

Constructing bone-mimicking high-performance structured poly (lactic acid) by an elongational flow field and facile annealing process

Y He, WH Xu, H Zhang, JP Qu - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) as one of the most promising biodegradable polymers is being
tremendously restricted in large-scale applications by the notorious toughness, ductility, and …

Enhancing toughness of poly (lactic acid)/Thermoplastic polyurethane blends via increasing interface compatibility by polyurethane elastomer prepolymer and its …

HC Zhang, B Kang, LS Chen, X Lu - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the environmental pollution caused by the petroleum-based polymer, poly (lactic
acid)(PLA), a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer that obtained from natural and …