Elucidating the plasticizing effect on mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable plastic and grabs attention in several applications such as biomedical implantation, film, packaging and clothing. Instead, PLA itself has a characteristic of brittleness, resulting in poor mechanical properties, and its slow ability in degradation leads to waste disposal problem. The present research aims to develop material in such a way to have a good combination of properties and optimum degradation...