Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) and its composites

By M. Elsawy, Ki‐Hyun Kim, Jae-Woo Park, Akash Deep. 2017

836 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Pollution

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In Biomaterials

1. D. Komilis
2. Manuel F R Pereira
3. J. Figueiredo
4. Phuong N. U. Tran
5. Stefanie Teixeira
6. Aimilia Karageorgiou
7. Filipa Miranda
8. P. Calabrò

In Pollution

1. D. Komilis
2. Manuel F R Pereira
3. Aimilia Karageorgiou
4. P. Calabrò
5. A. Folino

Citations in the corpus

• Towards Controlled Degradation of Poly(lactic) Acid in Technical Applications (2021, background): “On the other hand, hydrolytic degradation of D, L-lactic acid oligomers in basic media showed random ester cleavage to be the primary mechanism [110], which is controlled by the rate constant, the amount of absorbed water, the diffusion coefficient of the chain fragments and finally by the solubilit”
• Biodegradation of Wasted Bioplastics in Natural and Industrial Environments: A Review (2020, background): “For instance, degradability of PLA and PCL in alkaline conditions is higher than in neutral and acidic conditions [146].”
• FDM-Based 3D Printing of Polymer and Associated Composite: A Review on Mechanical Properties, Defects and Treatments (2020, background): “Under proper conditions, PLA can easily degrade while other polymers re disposed or recycl d [55,56].”