polylactic acid

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polylactic acid /poly·lac·tic ac·id/ (-lak´tik) a hydrophobic hydroxy acid polymer that is formed into granules and used as a surgical dressing for dental extraction sites.

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No references found			The team, from the prestigious KAIST University and the Korean chemical company LG Chem, led by Professor Sang Yup Lee focused their research on Polylactic Acid (PLA), a bio-based polymer which holds the key to producing plastics through natural and renewable resources. Bioengineers make way for production of eco friendly plastics by Asian News International Specializing in the production of hot-rolled polyester spunbond nonwovens, the company also offers apertured products, related processing products, nonwovens made of polylactic acid and special features for nonwovens such as flame retardant, anti-static, anti-oil and waterproofing treatments. Foshan Silepu spunbond by Nonwovens Industry Cereplast plans to partner with toll compounders to produce its materials, which are based on plant starch and/or polylactic acid (PLA), sometimes in alloys with PP or PE. Materials suppliers shift to toll compounding by Plastics Technology			polyglyconate polygnathus polygon frequency Polygonum Polygonum aviculare Polygonum bistorta Polygonum Multiflorum polygram polygraph polygyny polygyria polyhedral polyhidrosis polyhybrid polyhybrid cross polyhydramnios Polyhydramnios and Oligohydramnios polyhydric polyhydroxydine polyidrosis polyinfection polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid polyionic polyisoprenoid Polyiterophilia polylactic acid polyleptic polyleptic fever polylinker site polymastia polymastigote Polymeal polymelia polymelus PolyMem polymenorrhea polymer polymer fume fever polymerase polymerase chain reaction polymeria polymeric polymerization polymerize polymerized caprolactam polymethacrylate cement polymethyl methacrylate polymicrobial polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis polymicrobic polymicrobic infection			Polyiodide polyionic polyionic replacement solutions Polyisobutene Polyisobutene Polyisobutylen Polyisobutylene Polyisobutylene Polyisobutylene Polyisobutylene Succinic Anhydride Polyisocyanate Polyaddition Polyisocyanurate Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association Polyisoprene Polyisoprene Polyisoprene Polyisoprene polyisoprenoid Polyiterophilia Polykarp Kusch Polykarp Kusch polykaryocyte Polyketide Reductase Polyketide synthase polyking Polykleitos Polykleitos Polykleitos Polykleitos the Younger Polykletus polylactic acid polylactic resin Polylactide Polylactide Aliphatic Copolymer polyLED polylemma polyleptic polyleptic fever polyligated atom Polyline polyliner polylingual polylingual polylinker site polylithism Polylogy Polyloquent POLYMAN polymastia Polymastigina polymastigote polymastigote Polymastism polymath polymath polymath polymathic polymathies Polymathist

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