PLA is biocompatible and thus suitable for medical use, for instance in absorbable suture threads. PLA based materials have been extensively used as fixation-devices such as screws, pins, washers, darts, and arrows in reconstructive surgeries. PLA is also one of the few plastics more...
Lactic acid is naturally present in many foodstuffs. It is formed by natural fermentation in products such as cheese, yogurt, soy sauce, sourdough, meat products and pickled vegetables. Lactic acid is also used in a wide range of food applications such as bakery products, beveragmore...