A. Södergrd, and M. Stolt Properties of lactic acid based polymers and their correlation with composition Prog Polym Sci 27 6 2002 1123 1163 (Pubitemid 34614061)
R. Auras, B. Harte, and S. Selke An overview of polylactides as packaging materials Macromol Biosci 4 9 2004 835 864 (Pubitemid 39307092)
K.S. Anderson, K.M. Schreck, and M.A. Hillmyer Toughening polylactide Polym Rev 48 1 2008 85 108 (Pubitemid 351219981)
L. Mascia, and M. Xanthos An overview of additives and modifiers for polymer blends: facts, deductions, and uncertainties Adv Polym Tech 11 4 1992 237 248 (Pubitemid 23605188)
K.-S. Kim, I.-J. Chin, J.S. Yoon, H.J. Choi, D.C. Lee, and K.H. Lee Crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(l-lactide)/poly(vinyl acetate) blends J Appl Polym Sci 82 14 2001 3618 3626 (Pubitemid 33046387)
H.-J. Jin, I.-J. Chin, M.-N. Kim, S.-H. Kim, and J.-S. Yoon Blending of poly(-lactic acid) with poly(cis-1,4-isoprene) Eur Polym J 36 1 2000 165 169
Y. Li, and H. Shimizu Improvement in toughness of poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) through reactive blending with acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS): morphology and properties Eur Polym J 45 3 2009 738 746
K.S. Anderson, and M.A. Hillmyer The influence of block copolymer microstructure on the toughness of compatibilized polylactide/polyethylene blends Polymer 45 26 2004 8809 8823 (Pubitemid 39550616)
L. Wang, W. Ma, R.A. Gross, and S.P. McCarthy Reactive compatibilization of biodegradable blends of poly(lactic acid) and poly([epsilon]-caprolactone) Polym Degrad Stab 59 1-3 1998 161 168 (Pubitemid 128389706)
M.E. Broz, D.L. VanderHart, and N.R. Washburn Structure and mechanical properties of poly(-lactic acid)/poly([var epsilon]-caprolactone) blends Biomaterials 24 23 2003 4181 4190 (Pubitemid 36809020)
G. Maglio, A. Migliozzi, R. Palumbo, B. Immirzi, and M.G. Volpe Compatibilized poly(epsilon-caprolactone)/poly(l-lactide) blends for biomedical uses Macromol Rapid Commun 20 4 1999 236 238 (Pubitemid 129717486)
H.Y.T. Tsuji Blends of aliphatic polyestersPart 7. Effects of polyl-lactide-co-epsilon-caprolactone on morphology, structure, crystallization, and physical properties of blends of polyl-lactide and polyepsilon-caprolactone Polym Int 52 2003 269 275
A.P.T. Pezzin, G.O.R.A. Van Ekenstein, C.A.C. Zavaglia, G. Ten Brinke, and E.A.R. Duek Poly(para-dioxanone) and poly(l-lactic acid) blends: thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties J Appl Polym Sci 88 12 2003 2744 2755
Ma X, Yu J, Wang N. Compatibility characterization of poly(lactic acid)/poly(propylene carbonate) blends. J Polym Sci, Part B: Polym Phys 2006;44(1):94-101. (Pubitemid 43059962)
T.-Y. Liu, W.-C. Lin, M.-C. Yang, and S.-Y. Chen Miscibility, thermal characterization and crystallization of poly(l-lactide) and poly(tetramethylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blend membranes Polymer 46 26 2005 12586 12594 (Pubitemid 41815303)
L. Jiang, M.P. Wolcott, and J. Zhang Study of biodegradable polylactide/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blends Biomacromolecules 7 1 2005 199 207
M. Shibata, Y. Inoue, and M. Miyoshi Mechanical properties, morphology, and crystallization behavior of blends of poly(l-lactide) with poly(butylene succinate-co-l-lactate) and poly(butylene succinate) Polymer 47 10 2006 3557 3564
J.-S. Yoon, W.-S. Lee, K.-S. Kim, I.-J. Chin, M.-N. Kim, and C. Kim Effect of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(-lactide) on the poly[(R)-3- hydroxybutyrate]/poly(-lactide) blends Eur Polym J 36 2 2000 435 442
NatureWorks. Technology Focus Report: Toughened PLA ver 1.03.2007 (accessed 15.09.10).
Dupont DuPont extends Biomax PLA modifier line with FDA-compliant grade Addit Polym 7 2007 2
Arkema Arkema presents modifier range for PLA Addit Polym. 1 2008 4 5
Arkema K. 2007. Additives Review. Plastics, additives and compounding; 2007. p. 14, 16-21.
Rohmhaas Rohm and Haas presents new Paraloid additive to enhance PLA melt strength Addit Polym. 11 2008 1 2
J. Kylmä, and J.V. Seppälä Synthesis and characterization of a biodegradable thermoplastic poly(ester-urethane) elastomer Macromolecules 30 10 1997 2876 2882 (Pubitemid 127579423)
F. Faÿ, E. Renard, V. Langlois, I. Linossier, and K. Vallée-Rehel Development of poly([epsilon]-caprolactone-co-l-lactide) and poly([epsilon]-caprolactone-co-[delta]-valerolactone) as new degradable binder used for antifouling paint Eur Polym J 43 11 2007 4800 4813 (Pubitemid 47633556)
Scandium 5.0 from Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions (accessed 01.06.10).
O. Dechy-Cabaret, B. Martin-Vaca, and D. Bourissou Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide Chem Rev 104 12 2004 6147 6176 (Pubitemid 40025736)
J. Baran, A. Duda, A. Kowalski, R. Szymanski, and S. Penczek Quantitative comparison of selectivities in the polymerization of cyclic esters Macromol Symp 123 1 1997 93 101 (Pubitemid 127477401)
S. Penczek, A. Duda, and R. Szymanski Intra- and intermolecular chain transfer to macromolecules with chain scission. The case of cyclic esters Macromol Symp 132 1 1998 441 449 (Pubitemid 128479314)
S. Ishida, R. Nagasaki, K. Chino, T. Dong, and Y. Inoue Toughening of poly(l-lactide) by melt blending with rubbers J Appl Polym Sci 113 1 2009 558 566
J.Z. Liang, and R.K.Y. Li Rubber toughening in polypropylene: a review J Appl Polym Sci 77 2 2000 409 417
A. Alfarraj, and E. Bruce Nauman Super HIPS: improved high impact polystyrene with two sources of rubber particles Polymer 45 25 2004 8435 8442 (Pubitemid 39535535)
K.A. Afrifah, and L.M. Matuana Impact modification of polylactide with a biodegradable ethylene/acrylate copolymer Macromol Mater Eng 295 9 2010 802 811
A. Kowalski, A. Duda, and S. Penczek Kinetics and mechanism of cyclic esters polymerization initiated with tin(II) octoate. 3. Polymerization of l,l-dilactide Macromolecules 33 20 2000 7359 7370
C. Jérôme, and P. Lecomte Recent advances in the synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerization Adv Drug Delivery Rev 60 9 2008 1056 1076
B. Parrish, J.K. Quansah, and T. Emrick Functional polyesters prepared by polymerization of α-allyl(valerolactone) and its copolymerization with -caprolactone and δ-valerolactone J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem 40 12 2002 1983 1990 (Pubitemid 34599471)
S.Y. Hobbs The effect of rubber particle size on the impact properties of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) blends Polym Eng Sci 26 1 1986 74 81 (Pubitemid 16478717)
Y. Okamoto, H. Miyagi, M. Kakugo, and K. Takahashi Impact improvement mechanism of HIPS with bimodal distribution of rubber particle size Macromolecules 24 20 1991 5639 5644 (Pubitemid 21737945)
Y. Kayano, H. Keskkula, and D.R. Paul Effect of polycarbonate molecular weight and processing conditions on mechanical behaviour of blends with a core-shell impact modifier Polymer 37 20 1996 4505 4518 (Pubitemid 126382268)
F.-C. Chang, J.-S. Wu, and L.-H. Chu Fracture and impact properties of polycarbonates and MBS elastomer-modified polycarbonates J Appl Polym Sci 44 3 1992 491 504
M. Murariu, A.D.S. Ferreira, E. Duquesne, L. Bonnaud, and P. Dubois Polylactide (PLA) and highly filled PLA - calcium sulfate composites with improved impact properties Macromol Symp 272 1 2008 1 12
W.G. Perkins Polymer toughness and impact resistance Polym Eng Sci 39 12 1999 2445 2460 (Pubitemid 32211448)
I. Kazumichi, Y. Masaru, F. Hironobu, A. Masaharu, K. Minoru, and M. Tohoru A new biodegradable implant consisting of waxy-type poly([epsilon]- caprolactone-co-[delta]-valerolactone) and estramustine Int J Pharm 68 1-3 1991 87 95
