Polylactic acid blends: The future of green, light and tough

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Studies on molecular origin of polylactide mesophase and its thermal stability

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Multiple synergies for enhancing the toughening efficiency: toward fully biodegradable polylactide-based engineering plastics with superior toughness, strength and heat resistance

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Interfacial modulation of PLA/PBAT blends by synergistic toughening of reactive chain extenders with epoxidized natural rubber

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Mechanical and Gas Barrier Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid) Modified by Blending with Poly(Butylene 2,5-Furandicarboxylate): Based on Molecular Dynamics

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Role of Inorganic Fillers on the Physical Aging and Toughness Loss of PLLA/BaSO4 Composites

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Tailoring the structures and properties of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalic acid) blends via reactive graphene oxide

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Strengthening and Toughening of Protein-Based Thermosets via Intermolecular Self-Assembly

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Preparation of stereocomplex-polylactide powder by precipitation method for potential use as nucleating agents in fully-biodegradable poly(L-lactide) composites

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Properties of coir fibre/polylactic acid composites based on amylase processing

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Pultrusion preparation and properties of continuous glass fiber reinforced polylactic acid thermoplastic composites

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Balancing performance of epoxidized soybean oil (ESO)/poly(lactic acid) composites: Synergistic effects of carbon nanotubes and tannic acid-induced crosslinking of ESO

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Relating Amorphous Structure to the Tear Strength of Polylactic Acid Films

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Constructing polyphosphazene nanonetworks on ammonium polyphosphate to synchronously enhance the flame retardancy, mechanical and UV-shielding performances of polylactic acid

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PBAT-based nanocomposite blown films: A green alternative for packaging of peeled garlic

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Molecularly engineered Janus nanosheets dual-anchored interfaces for multifunctional polylactic acid blends in intelligent packaging

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In‐situ generation of biodegradable poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate) nanofibrillar composites via a facile and cost‐effective strategy of pressure‐induced flow processing

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High‐performance poly(lactic acid)/starch materials prepared via starch surface modification and its in situ enhancement

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Biobased Flame Retardants from Lactic Acid Ester: Roles of Alkyl Chain Length in Flame Retardancy and Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid)

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Synchronously enhancing fracture toughness and mechanical strength of polyester blend composites via constructing dual-network structures of one-dimensional carbon nanofillers

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Bulk ring-opening metathesis copolymerization of dicyclopentadiene and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene: mixing rules, polymerization behaviors and properties

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Aspects Related to the Design and Manufacturing of an Original and Innovative Marker Support System for Use in Clinical Optometry

Constantin, V., Besnea, D., Grămescu, B., & Moraru, E. (2023) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app13052859 · Cited by 6

Solvent-free preparation of bio-based composite coating with improved crystallinity and unique corrosion resistance

Hu, H., Bai, Z., Sun, Y. M., Gao, Y., Zhang, K., & Wang, H. (2023) · Progress in Organic Coatings · doi:10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.107520 · Cited by 6

Рhysico-chemical interactions in plasticized starch materials

Маsyuk, A. S., Kechur, D., Kysil, D. B., Kulish, B. I., & Levytskyi, V. Y. (2023) · Chemistry Technology and Application of Substances · doi:10.23939/ctas2023.01.124 · Cited by 6

Modulation of polylactic acid nanofiber containing corn stalk waste via electrospinning: fabrication, characterization, and cytocompatibility

Wu, C.-S., Wu, D., Wang, S., Chan, L., & Liang, C. (2020) · International Journal of Polymeric Materials · doi:10.1080/00914037.2020.1785461 · Cited by 6

Biodegradable Packaging Materials and Techniques to Improve Their Performance

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Bio-based and Nanostructured Hybrids for Green and Active Food Packaging

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Optimization of Response Surface Methodology for Pulsed Laser Welding of 316L Stainless Steel to Polylactic Acid

Wu, J., Gao, P. P., & Gao, X. (2023) · Metals · doi:10.3390/met13020214 · Cited by 6

A novel approach for the synthesis of lactic acid-based polymers in an aqueous dispersed medium

Barroso, R. G. M. R., Gonçalves, S. B., & Machado, F. (2019) · Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.scp.2019.100211 · Cited by 6

Effect of poly(D‐lactic acid) and cooling temperature on heat resistance and antibacterial performance of stereocomplex poly(L‐lactic acid)

Boonluksiri, Y., Prapagdee, B., & Sombatsompop, N. (2020) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.48970 · Cited by 6

END‐OF‐LIFE SCENARIOS FOR POLY(LACTIC ACID)

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Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of biocomposites based on PLA/PHBV and spent coffee grounds

Novák, J., Běhálek, L., Hlozek, J., Borůvka, M., Brdlik, P. M., & Lenfeld, P. (2024) · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry · doi:10.1007/s10973-024-13480-2 · Cited by 5

Accelerated hydrolytic degradation of poly(l-lactide) by blending with poly(ether-block-amide)

Cui, J., Chen, Z., & Lin, Y. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135053 · Cited by 5

Fabrication of Zeolite Beta With Hydrophobic Pore for Synthesis of Lactide From Lactic Acid

Xiao-xia, M., Guo, H., Sui, Y., Li, Y., & Cao, J. (2025) · Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering · doi:10.1002/apj.70045 · Cited by 5

pH-responsive PLA/ZIF-8@cinnamaldehyde nanofiber membrane for active food packaging

Li, D., Ren, G., Yuan, B., Cui, Z., Zhang, Y., Hu, S., Sun, W. C., Yu, W., Zhang, W., Lu, D., et al. (2025) · Journal of Stored Products Research · doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2025.102865 · Cited by 5

Sustainable polylactide films with excellent comprehensive performance and thickness uniformity enabled by biaxial stretching and constrained annealing

Ai, J., Tao, Y., Zeng, B., Pang, Y., Li, Y., Shen, J.-B., Zheng, Y., & Guo, S. (2026) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129382 · Cited by 5

Metal-Free Lewis Pair Catalysts for a One-Pot Terpolymerization of Propylene Oxide, ʟ-Lactide and CO2

Ye, S., Liang, J., Ren, Y., Wang, S., Han, D., Huang, S., Huang, Z., Xiao, M., & Meng, Y. (2023) · Sustainable polymer & energy · doi:10.35534/spe.2023.10002 · Cited by 5

Multifunctional particle additives for simultaneous enhancement of toughness and biodegradation of poly(lactic acid)

Multari, C. R., & Pearson, R. A. (2024) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127235 · Cited by 5

The impact of template effect at different temperatures on homocrystallization-to-stereocomplexation transformation in Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(d-lactide) racemic blends

Sun, M., Liu, J., Yu, M., Yan, W., & Han, K. (2024) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127436 · Cited by 5

Accelerating polyester hydrolysis through blending with bio-based poly(4-hydroxyphenylacetate) multiblock copolymers

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Cellulose nanospheres coated polylactic acid nonwoven membranes for recyclable use in oil/water separation

Lu, J., Wen, J., Yu, Q., Cui, C., Su, J., & Han, J. (2021) · Cellulose · doi:10.1007/s10570-021-04247-1 · Cited by 5

Synthesis of poly(lactide‐ co ‐glycolide) containing high glycolide contents by ring‐opening polymerization as well as their structural characterizations, thermal properties, morphologies, and hydrophilicity

Phan, V., Tai, Y., Chiang, T., & Yu, C. (2022) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.53328 · Cited by 5

Structure–Properties Relationship of Reprocessed Bionanocomposites of Plasticized Polylactide Reinforced with Nanofibrillated Cellulose

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General Entropy Approach Toward Ultratough Sustainable Plastics

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Immobilized Deep Eutectic Solvent ChCl–2ZnCl2@ZIF-8 Composite as an Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for the Methanolysis of Poly(lactic Acid)

Zhu, X., Zhao, H., Wang, H., Yang, D., Liu, F., & Song, X. (2024) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-024-03302-9 · Cited by 5

Toward durable polylactic acid/poly(methyl methacrylate) polyblend fibers with high performance

Zhang, H., Sun, T., Xiao, M., & Bai, H. (2024) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.56086 · Cited by 5

Ti and Zr complexes bearing guanidine-phenolate ligands: coordination chemistry and polymerization studies

Flores-Romero, V., Leblanc, J. H., Chen, Z., & Lavoie, G. G. (2024) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/d4ra05146g · Cited by 6

Influence of Chain Extension on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Injection-molded Poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene Glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) Bioplastic

Baimark, Y., Pasee, S., Rungseesan, W., & Prakymoram, N. (2019) · Asian Journal of Scientific Research · doi:10.3923/ajsr.2019.508.515 · Cited by 5

Structure and performance analysis of flatter ribbon-like electrospun poly(L-lactic acid)/graphene oxide nanofiber webs

Ma, H., Zhang, H., Wang, D., Zeng, X., Yi, J., Cao, J., & Wu, W. (2020) · Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics · doi:10.1177/1558925020952924 · Cited by 5

Antiflaming poly(L‐lactide) by synthesizing polyurethane with phosphorus and nitrogen

Sun, Q., Shen, Y., Wei, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, B., & Song, X. (2021) · Polymers for Advanced Technologies · doi:10.1002/pat.5500 · Cited by 5

Investigating Dielectric Properties in Hybrid PLA-PHA Composites with Sodium Hydroxide Treated Flax Fibers

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PLA Based Plastics for Enhanced Sustainability of the Environment

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Crystallization of PLA and Its Blends and Composites

Quiroz‐Castillo, J. M., Cabrera-González, A. D., Val‐Félix, L. A., & Madera-Santana, T. J. (2023) · Polymer Crystallization · doi:10.1002/9783527839247.ch5 · Cited by 5

Modification of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) copolyesters with hydrophilic oligo/poly(ethylene glycol) segments for degradability enhancement

Cai, M., Cui, H., Huang, S., Yang, M., Li, X., Xu, L., Wang, C., & Tu, Y. (2025) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129213 · Cited by 4

Significant effect of zinc citrate induced epitaxial nucleation on heat resistance and mechanical property of melt-spun PLA fibers

Zhang, X., Yu, S., Liang, C., Zhang, H., Zhou, J., Hengxue, X., Zhu, L., Zhou, Z., & Zhu, M. (2025) · Polymer · doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129364 · Cited by 4

Sustainable and High-Performance Polylactide/Polycarbonate Blends with Enhanced Toughness and Thermal Stability via Stereocomplexation and Phase Continuity

Xiao, W., Chen, X., Chen, H. S., Cheng, Y., Zhao, Z., Niu, X., Yongli, W., Tang, L., Ren, C., Zhang, K., et al. (2026) · Polymer science & technology. · doi:10.1021/polymscitech.5c00126 · Cited by 4

Toward Greener Agricultural Films: Properties, Environmental Stability, and Enzymatic Degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA)/Acetyl Tributyl Citrate (ATBC)/Lignin Biocomposites

Rahman, M., Sauvageau, D., & Elias, A. L. (2026) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.5c04371 · Cited by 4

Biodegradable polylactic acid blends with gelatin and acetyl tributyl citrate: Improving mechanical properties and regulating hydrolysis degradation

He, R., Tao, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, H., Yang, S., Xie, J., Chen, H., Wang, D. J., Wu, Z., & Luo, Z. (2026) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151463 · Cited by 4

Polylactic acid: a chemically derived polymers for sustainable packaging

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Structural evolution and mechanism of PLA/TMC-300 films under uniaxial and biaxial stretching

Tan, J., Cui, L., Qin, Z., He, Y., Ding, S., Li, J., & Liu, Y. (2025) · CrystEngComm · doi:10.1039/d4ce01249f · Cited by 4

Raman structural analysis of L-lactide/ε-caprolactone copolymers and poly(L-lactide)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends

Liubimovskii, S. O., Novikov, V. S., ANOKHIN, E. V., Kuznetsov, S. M., Bakirov, A. V., Demina, V. A., Sedush, N. G., Чвалун, С. Н., Moskovskiy, M. N., Gudkov, S. V., et al. (2025) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2025.126018 · Cited by 5

A study on highly concentrated lactic acid and the synthesis of lactide from its solution

Xu, X., & Liu, L. (2021) · Journal of Chemical Research · doi:10.1177/17475198211021013 · Cited by 5

Polylacitde nanocomposites with better crystallinity, conductivity, stiffness and toughness balance by cooperation of MWCNT and reactive core–shell modifier

Hao, C., Li, Z., Zheng, S., & Sun, S. (2022) · Journal of Polymer Research · doi:10.1007/s10965-022-03350-6 · Cited by 3

Tannin improves the processability and delays the biodegradability of poly (lactic acid)‐starch‐based thermoset materials produced by injection molding made with renewable compounds

Moreira, A. A., de Carvalho, F. A., Bilck, A. P., de Paula, M. T., Mali, S., Yamashita, F., & de Oliveira, A. L. M. (2023) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.53815 · Cited by 5

Hydrochromic Nanocapsule with Real Time Visual In Situ Water Level Sensing Function and Toughening Effect for Plastic Materials

Wang, Q., He, P., Wei, C., Liu, F., Wang, X., Liu, Y., & Kang, B. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202316271 · Cited by 4

Effect of surface-modified incinerated sewage sludge ash as a reinforcing filler on the mechanical and thermal properties of polylactic acid composites

Sun, H., Liu, L., Hu, S., Wei, L., Chen, H., Nan, H., Li, M., & Yan, D. (2024) · Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials · doi:10.1177/08927057241241503 · Cited by 4

Improvement in Crystallization, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Flexible Poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) Bioplastic with Zinc Phenylphosphate

Pakkethati, K., Srihanam, P., Manphae, A., Rungseesantivanon, W., Prakymoramas, N., Lan, P. N., & Baimark, Y. (2024) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym16070975 · Cited by 4

Four-Ingredient Blends of Poly(lactic acid) with Cottonseed Oil and Meal for Biocomposite Utilization

He, Z., CHENG, H. N., Ford, C. V., Nam, S., Fortier, C. A., Cintrón, M. S., Olanya, O. M., & Uknalis, J. (2024) · Macromol—A Journal of Macromolecular Research · doi:10.3390/macromol4040042 · Cited by 4

Thermal/rheological behavior and functional properties of biopolymers and biopolymer composites

Gaur, P., Gaur, V. K., Sharma, P., & Pandey, A. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821888-4.00015-0 · Cited by 4

Improvement in Crystallization and Toughness of Poly(L-lactide) by Melt Blending with Poly(L-lactide)-b-polyethylene glycol-b-poly(L-lactide) in the Presence of Chain Extender

Baimark, Y., Rungseesantivanon, W., & Prakymoramas, N. (2021) · Polymer Science Series A · doi:10.1134/s0965545x22030051 · Cited by 4

Experimental Investigations of the Influence of 3D Printing at 100% Filling on the Elastic Properties of PLA Polymer Filament Samples

Володарский, А. Б., Кокшайский, А. И., Odina, N. I., Korobov, A. I., Mikhalev, E. S., & Shirgina, N. V. (2023) · Acoustical Physics · doi:10.1134/s1063771022600693 · Cited by 4

Understanding the inhibitory effect of cavity evolution on the rapid fracture of polylactide with oriented texture

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Robust biaxially stretchable polylactic acid films based on the highly oriented chain network and “nano-walls” containing zinc phenylphosphonate and calcium sulfate whisker: Superior mechanical, barrier, and optical properties

Ding, S., Cui, L., & Liu, Y. (2024) · e-Polymers · doi:10.1515/epoly-2024-0032 · Cited by 4

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Flexible Poly(L-lactide)-b-polyethylene Glycol-b-poly(L-lactide)/Microcrystalline Cellulose Biocomposites

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Unexpected enhancements of biobased poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) by blending with biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone)

Wei, J., Long, L., Ye, B., Li, Y., & Wang, Z. (2022) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131753 · Cited by 4

Understanding the hydrolysis mechanism on segments and aggregate structures: Corrosion-tailored poly (lactic acid) deriving copolymers with δ-valerolactone

Huang, W., Wen, X., Zhou, J., & Zhang, X. (2022) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.241 · Cited by 4

A Numerical Study for Determining the Effect of Raffia, Alfa and Sisal Fibers on the Fiber-matrix Interface Damage of Biocomposite Materials

Achour, B., Mokaddem, A., Doumi, B., Ziadi, A., Belarbi, L., & Boutaous, A. (2021) · Current Materials Science · doi:10.2174/2666145414666210811154840 · Cited by 4

High‐performance Materials from Bio‐based Feedstocks

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