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Poly(lactic acid)—Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · 2016 · Vol. 107 · pp. 333–366
Edgar Castro‐Aguirre(Michigan State University)Fabiola Iñiguez‐Franco(Michigan State University)Hayati Samsudin(Universiti Sains Malaysia)Xiaoyi Fang(Saint-Gobain (United States))Rafael Auras✉(Michigan State University)
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisLactic acidPolyesterPolymerLactideCondensation polymerBiodegradable polymerRaw materialMaterials sciencePolymerizationChemical engineering
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HumansPolyestersLactic AcidNanoparticles
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- Secretaría de Educación Pública
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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