@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999147,
	  title     = {Poly(Lactic Acid) Based Flexible Films},
	  author    = {Fathilah binti Ali and  Jamarosliza Jamaluddin and  Arun Kumar Upadhyay},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer
which has good mechanical properties, however, its brittleness limits
its usage especially in packaging materials. Therefore, in this work,
PLA based polyurethane films were prepared by synthesizing with
different types of isocyanates; methylene diisocyanate (MDI) and
hexamethylene diisocyanates (HDI). For this purpose, PLA based
polyurethane must have good strength and flexibility. Therefore,
polycaprolactone which has better flexibility were prepared with
PLA. An effective way to endow polylactic acid with toughness is
through chain-extension reaction of the polylactic acid pre-polymer
with polycaprolactone used as chain extender. Polyurethane prepared
from MDI showed brittle behaviour, while, polyurethane prepared
from HDI showed flexibility at same concentrations.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {468 - 471},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999147},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/89},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 89, 2014},
	}