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A study on properties of PLA/PBAT from blown film process

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Structure, properties and interfacial interactions in poly(lactic acid)/polyurethane blends prepared by reactive processing

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Flame retarded self-reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites of outstanding impact resistance

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Poly(lactic acid) / Poly(ethylene glycol) blends: Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties

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Influence of Cardanol Oil on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Films Produced by Melt Extrusion

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Ageing of poly(lactic acid) films plasticized with commercial polyadipates

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Determination of acetaminophen's solubility in poly(ethylene oxide) by rheological, thermal and microscopic methods

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4D-printed hybrids with localized shape memory behaviour: Implementation in a functionally graded structure

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Effect of Plasticization/Annealing on Thermal, Dynamic Mechanical, and Rheological Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)

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The role of poly (ethylene glycol) on crystallization, interlayer bond and mechanical performance of polylactide parts fabricated by fused filament fabrication

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Improved thermal stability of polylactic acid (PLA) composite film via PLA–β-cyclodextrin-inclusion complex systems

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Levulinic Acid as a Versatile Building Block for Plasticizer Design

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Improvements in barrier properties of poly(lactic acid) films coated with chitosan or chitosan/clay nanocomposite

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Improvement in toughness of polylactide by melt blending with bio-based poly(ester)urethane

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Poly(butylene terephthalate)/polylactic acid based copolyesters and blends: miscibility-structure-property relationship

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Crystallization and Thermal Properties

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Degradability studies of poly(l-lactide) after multi-reprocessing experiments in extruder

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Design of highly tough poly( l ‐lactide)‐based ternary blends for automotive applications

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Toward Stronger Transcrystalline Layers in Poly( l -lactic acid)/Natural Fiber Biocomposites with the Aid of an Accelerator of Chain Mobility

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Balancing crystalline and amorphous domains in PLA through star-structured polylactides with dual plasticizer/nucleating agent functionality

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Effect of Different Plasticizers on Thermal, Crystalline, and Permeability Properties of Poly(3–hydroxybutyrate–co−3–hydroxyhexanoate) Films

Farrag, Y., Barral, L., Gualillo, O., Moncada, D., Montero, B., Rico, M., & Bouza, R. (2022) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym14173503 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Development of PLA films containing oregano essential oil (Origanum vulgareL.virens) intended for use in food packaging

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Poly(l-lactic acid)-polyethylene glycol-poly(l-lactic acid) triblock copolymer: A novel macromolecular plasticizer to enhance the crystallization of poly(l-lactic acid)

Li, L., Cao, Z.-Q., Bao, R., Xie, B., Yang, M., & Yang, W. M. (2017) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.10.025 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Bio-based polyether from limonene oxide catalytic ROP as green polymeric plasticizer for PLA

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Study of the effect of the addition of plasticizers on the physical properties of biodegradable films based on kefiran for potential application as food packaging

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Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics and spherulitic morphology of nucleated poly(lactic acid): Effect of dilithium hexahydrophthalate as a novel nucleating agent

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Evaluation of the Rosemary Extract Effect on the Properties of Polylactic Acid-Based Materials

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The effects of plasticizers on the dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)

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Poly(lactic acid): plasticization and properties of biodegradable multiphase systems

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Miscibility, mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/polyester-diol blends

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Properties and phase structure of melt-processed PLA/PMMA blends

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Molecular simulation and experimental studies of the miscibility of PLA/PLAx-PEGy-PLAx blends

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