13434 results about "Polylactic acid" patented technology

A process is disclosed for forming a synthetic fiber including providing a first component of an aliphatic polyester polymer a second component of a multicarboxylic acid, mixing the first component aliphatic polyester polymer and the second component multicarboxylic acid to form an unreacted specified thermoplastic composition, and melt blending the unreacted specified thermoplastic composition in an extruder or a mixer. The second component multicarboxylic acid lubricates the extruder and provides a nucleating agent for crystallizing the specified thermoplastic composition to form a mean crystal size less than about 120 Angstroms. Fiber composed of the specified thermoplastic composition has a mean crystal size less than about 120 Angstroms. The fiber has a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than about 55 DEG C. In one aspect, a first component of polylactic acid and a second component of adipic acid provide synthetic fibers in a nonwoven structure used in a biodegradable and compostable disposable absorbent product for the absorption and removal of body fluids.

An improved porous ceramic biomaterial is disclosed in which a polymer such as polylactic acid is polymerized in situ to fill the micropores substantially without filling the macropores. The polymer reinforcement helps improve the strength of the implant while preserving its ability to support ingrowth of bone to help integrate the implant into its surgical environment.

The invention discloses a formula of a composite material for an automobile interior part. The formula consists of the following materials in percentage by weight: 40 to 60 percent of polylactic acid fiber and 40 to 60 percent of natural fiber. The production method of the invention comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing the raw materials; putting the mixture into an opener for opening, combing and shaping the obtained product, feeding the product into a lapping machine for cross lapping and feeding the cross-lapped product into a needling machine for needling to form a felt; immersing the fiber felt into a processing slurry; drying the immersed coiled material through hot blast and cutting the dried material into pieces of required size; placing the cut material into a mould for curing and shaping by heating; demoulding the material to form a composite plate; and softening the composite plate by flat panel heating, covering the plate with a surface decorative layer and performing cold molding on the plate through a product mould to manufacture the finished product finally; or softening the cut fiber felt by the flat panel heating directly, covering the plate with the surface decorative layer and performing the cold molding to manufacture the finished product finally. The composite material for the automobile interior part of the invention has the advantages of no toxicity, no pollution, simple processing technique, small energy consumption and high environment protection performance.

Methods for localizing a biopsy site are disclosed. The method includes taking a tissue sample from a biopsy site and positioning a detectable, bioabsorbable element at the biopsy site at the time that the tissue sample was taken. The tissue sample is then tested. The biopsy site is then relocated by finding the bioabsorbable element. The bioabsorbable element may be made of collagen, gelatin, cellulose, polylactic acid, and/or polyglycolic acid. The detectable bioabsorbable element may be relocated using ultrasound or mammography. The bioabsorbable element may also swell upon contact with body fluid.

The present invention is directed to a novel poly(diol citrates)-based nanocomposite materials created using completely biodegradable and biocompatible polymers that may be used in tissue engineering. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using nanocomposites comprised of citric acid copolymers and polymers including but not limited to poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA).

Degradable polylactic or polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers may be used to viscosify aqueous fluids for use in wells, Sand control screen or liner can be coated with a solid degradable polymer during placement in a well. Mechanical changes or flow changes in a well can be caused by solid degradable polymer that changes physical properties after it is placed in a well. Parts of devices or entire devices can be made of solid degradable polymer that converts to a fluid after selected times in an aqueous environment in a well.

A method for forming biodegradable fibers is provided. The method includes blending polylactic acid with a polyepoxide modifier to form a thermoplastic composition, extruding the thermoplastic composition through a die, and thereafter passing the extruded composition through a die to form a fiber. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the polyepoxide modifier reacts with the polylactic acid and results in branching of its polymer backbone, thereby improving its melt strength and stability during fiber spinning without significantly reducing glass transition temperature. The reaction-induced branching can also increase molecular weight, which may lead to improved fiber ductility and the ability to better dissipate energy when subjected to an elongation force. To minimize premature reaction, the polylactic acid and polyepoxide modifier are first blended together at a relatively low temperature(s). Nevertheless, a relatively high shear rate may be employed during blending to induce chain scission of the polylactic acid backbone, thereby making more hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups available for subsequent reaction with the polyepoxide modifier. Once blended, the temperature(s) employed during extrusion of the blended composition can be selected to both melt the composition and initiate a reaction of the polyepoxide modifier with hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups of the polylactic acid. Through selective control over this method, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting fibers may exhibit good mechanical properties, both during and after melt spinning.

The invention discloses a PHBV with good performance and a copolymer of PHBV and PLA and the preparation technique method. The invention is characterized in that 1 per cent to 99 per cent of PHAs, 1 per cent to 99 per cent of PLA1 and other additives 0-40 per cent are put in a mixer for 1 to 30 minutes, and then put in an electricity hot blast drying oven a temperature ranging from 40 to 100 DEG C for 2 to 48 hours after being mixed equally. The dried compound is plastified in a double screw extruder, the highest temperature of the double screw extruder is between 90 and 180 DEG C according to the the different content of PHAs and the temperature of the mouth mold is between110 to 170 DEG C. The material extruded from a die head is cooled, stretched and grained to form the complete biodegradation aggregate. The resin consisting of PHBV and copolymer of PHBV and PLA is able to be used for producing the thin films, plates and sheet materials and injected mold to plastic materials. The compound has biological degradability and good machining performance. The target product of the compound has excellent mechanical properties and can be used for replacing the petroleum base plastic to be widely used for packing, agriculture, medical material, electron, chemical industry concerning products for daily use, etc.

The invention belongs to the technical field of high-molecular materials, and relates to a PLA/PBAT composite film and a making method thereof. The composite film is made by using the following components, by weight, 10-90 parts of polylactic acid, 10-90 parts of PBAT, 0.04-2.5 parts of a compatibilizer A, 0.04-2.5 parts of a compatibilizer B, 0-3 parts of a lubricant, 0-3 parts of an antioxidant and 1-50 parts of a filler. A blend provided by the invention has a very good flexibility, and the made film can be fully biodegraded, and can be widely used in the field of films.

The invention provides a drawn and/or crimped fiber comprising a biodegradable polymer, such as polylactic acid, wherein the drawn and/or crimped fiber exhibits a storage-stable tenacity that does not decrease from an initial tenacity upon manufacture by more than about 10% after storage for 120 days in ambient conditions. The polymer composition used to form the fiber may comprise a softening agent. The fiber can be a drawn and crimped bicomponent fiber that is helically self-crimped and which comprises a first biodegradable polymer component and a second biodegradable polymer component, wherein the first polymer component and the second polymer component exhibit different polymer morphology such that each polymer component will undergo a different extent of longitudinal shrinkage upon application of heat. The outer surface of the fiber may carry a water-repellant coating. The invention also provides a method of forming a drawn and/or crimped fiber exhibiting storage-stable tenacity.

The invention relates to a preparation method for an expanded material of polylactic acid; the polylactic acid, a tackifying modifier, a chemical inhibitor, a vesicant, a foaming accessory ingredient, a abscess stabilizer and a parting agent are mixed under high temperature according to a certain proportion to obtain a basic mixture; then the basic mixture is arranged in a die to carry out moulding foaming on a vulcanizing machine with a certain temperature and a certain pressure to manufacture the foaming material of polylactic acid. The foaming material of polylactic acid manufactured by the method of the invention has excellent performances of being biodegradable, controllable density, easy processing as well as good barrier property, has similar foaming shaping performance and shock-absorbing capacity with polystyrene, can replace the foaming material of polystyrene, can be used as the materials for heat isolating, sound isolating and shock absorption and has broad application in the fields of cushion packaging, transportation, electric apparatus, refrigeration, agriculture and forestry and gardening.

Disclosed are a resin composition comprising a polylactic acid resin and a polyacetal resin, and such a resin composition in which the polylactic acid resin and the polyacetal resin are kept miscible with each other. The resin composition has good moldability, workability, mechanical properties, heat resistance and transparency, and may be worked into moldings, films and fibers for practical use.

The invention belongs to the technical field of polymer materials, and relates to an entire biodegradation PLA/PBAT composite material and a preparing method therefor. The composite material comprises, by weight, 10-90 parts of polylactic acid, 10-90 parts of poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate)ester, 10-80 parts of thermoplastic starch, 0.01-1.5 parts of compatilizer A, 0.1-10 parts of compatilizer B, and 1-40 parts of filling materials. The preparing method and an operation process for the composite material are simple, product manufacturing cost is relatively low, the composite material has excellent mechanical properties, is of excellent flexibility, is entirely biodegradable, and can be widely used in the field of consumer products such as packaging materials and disposable tableware.

The present invention provides a biodegradable bag which can be heat-sealed at low temperature, does not develop corrugation, has transparency, and has degradability in the natural environment. Laminates including a biaxially oriented film of which the major component is a polylactic acid-family polymer, and a film of which the major component is an aliphatic polyester having a predetermined structure are heat-sealed so that the biaxially oriented film of which the major component is the polylactic acid-family polymer will be an outer layer.

Ceramic materials operable to repair a defect in bone of a human or animal subject comprising a porous ceramic scaffold having a bioresorbable coating, and a carrier comprising denatured demineralized bone. The ceramic may contain a material selected from the group consisting of hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, calcium phosphates, calcium carbonates, calcium sulfates, and combinations thereof. The compositions may also contain a bone material selected from the group consisting of: bone powder, bone chips, bone shavings, and combinations thereof. The bioresorbable coating may be, for example, demineralized bone matrix, gelatin, collagen, hyaluronic acid, chitosan, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polypropylenefumarate, polyethylene glycol, or mixtures thereof.

The adhesion between a low surface energy (i.e., nonpolar) material, e.g., a polyolefin such as polyethylene, and a high surface energy (i.e., polar) material, e.g., a polyester, polyurethane, polycarbonate or polylactic acid, is promoted by blending with the nonpolar material typically from 15 to less than 50 wt % of a diol-based thermoplastic polyurethane (d-TPU), e.g., a polydiene diol-based TPU, based on the combined weight of the nonpolar material and the d-TPU. The promoted adhesion allows for the effective painting, printing, over-molding or HF-welding of a nonpolar substrate, e.g., a polyolefin film, with a polar coating, e.g., a paint, ink, etc. Aqueous dispersions can also be made from the blend of nonpolar material and d-TPU.