Synthesis of Poly(Lactic Acid): A Review

By R. Mehta, Vineeth K Kumar, H. Bhunia, S. N. Upadhyay. 2005

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology

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In Biomaterials

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6. P. Halley
7. K. M. Eblagon
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In Organic Chemistry

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In Process Chemistry and Technology

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4. Filipa Miranda
5. B. Laycock
6. P. Halley
7. K. M. Eblagon

Citations in the corpus

• Composites of Wood and Biodegradable Thermoplastics: A Review (2018, background): “Through extensive research, the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic lactide was developed for the production of high molecular weight PLA.53 Most commercial PLAs are manufactured via ring-opening polymerization using a Ta bl e 1.”
• Towards Controlled Degradation of Poly(lactic) Acid in Technical Applications (2021, methodology): “, L-(+)-lactic acid or S-lactic acid and D-(−)-lactic acid or (R)-lactic acid), as shown in Figure 1 [14].”
• Key Improvements in Interfacial Adhesion and Dispersion of Fibers/Fillers in Polymer Matrix Composites; Focus on PLA Matrix Composites (2021, methodology): “able resources; it also can be synthesized [44] (Figure 2) chemically.”
• Review of conventional and novel polymerization processes for polyesters (2006, unknown): “Recently, Cargill commercialized aliphatic polyester, namely poly(L-lactic acid) by using ROP of mixtures of lactides [92].”