Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications - A comprehensive review

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA), so far, is the most extensively researched and utilized biodegradable aliphatic polyester in human history. Due to its merits, PLA is a leading biomaterial for numerous applications in medicine as well as in industry replacing conventional petrochemical-based polymers. The m...

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Main Authors: Farah, Shady (Contributor), Anderson, Daniel Griffith (Contributor), Langer, Robert S (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (Contributor), Harvard University- (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering (Contributor), Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2017-12-22T19:54:19Z.
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