Title:	Polymers based on PLA from synthesis using D,L Lactic acid (or racemic lactide) and some biomedical applications : a short review
Authors:	França, Juliene Oliveira Campos de Valadares, Deborah da Silva Paiva, Mateus Freitas Dias, Sílvia Cláudia Loureiro Dias, José Alves
metadata.dc.contributor.email:	mailto:julienechemistry@gmail.com mailto:deborahsvaladares@gmail.com mailto:freitas-paiva@hotmail.com mailto:scdias@unb.br mailto:jdias@unb.br
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-2752 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-6500 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5819-5574 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-9226 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0042-0091
Assunto::	Polimerização Poliácido láctico Polímeros
Issue Date:	8-Jun-2022
Publisher:	MDPI
Citation:	FRANÇA, Juliene Oliveira Campos de França et al. Polymers based on PLA from synthesis using D,L-lactic acid (or racemic lactide) and some biomedical applications: a short review. Polymers, Basel, v. 14, n. 12, art. 2317, 2022. DOI 10.3390/polym14122317. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/12/2317. Acesso em: 05 ago. 2022.
Abstract:	Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is an important polymer that is based on renewable biomass resources. Because of environmental issues, more renewable sources for polymers synthesis have been sought for industrial purposes. In this sense, cheaper monomers should be used to facilitate better utilization of less valuable chemicals and therefore granting more sustainable processes. Some points are raised about the need to study the total degradability of any PLA, which may require specific composting conditions (e.g., temperature, type of microorganism, adequate humidity and aerobic environment). Polymerization processes to produce PLA are presented with an emphasis on D,L-lactic acid (or rac-lactide) as the reactant monomer. The syntheses involving homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes to produce poly(D,L-Lactic acid) (PDLLA) are also addressed. Additionally, the production of blends, copolymers, and composites with PDLLA are also presented exemplifying different preparation methods. Some general applications of these materials mostly dedicated to the biomedical area over the last 10–15 years will be pointed out.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Instituto de Química (IQ)
Licença::	Polymers - Copyright / Open Access Articles published in Polymers will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text: © 2022 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Fonte: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/about. Acesso em: 05 ago. 2022.
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122317
Appears in Collections:	Artigos publicados em periódicos e afins

Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.