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LACTEL® DL-PLA

Polylactic Acid

Supplied by DURECT Corporation

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Product Description

DL-PLA = poly(DL-lactide)

Materials available:
B6005-1: Inherent Viscosity - 0.26 to 0.54 IV
B6005-2: Inherent Viscosity - 0.55 to 0.75 IV
B6014-1: Inherent Viscosity - 0.15 to 0.25 IV
B6014-2: Inherent Viscosity - 0.55 to 0.75 IV

This product is soluble in dicholormethane, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, cholorform, hexafluoroisopropanol, and acetone.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Africa & Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

North America

Features

Amorphous

Biodegradable

Renewable Resource Content

Forms

Pellets

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit
Specific Gravity
Viscosity Number		cm³/g
Mechanical	Nominal Value	Unit
Tensile Modulus		psi
Tensile Strength		psi
Tensile Elongation (Break)		%
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit
Glass Transition Temperature (DSC)		°F
Additional Information	Nominal Value	Unit
Approx. Resorption		yr
Crystalline Melt Transition
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: LACTEL® DL-PLA, LACTEL DLPLA, LACTEL® , LACTEL, LACTELDLPLA, DL, DL-PLA, DLPLA, DL:PLA, DL/PLA, DL+PLA, DL_PLA, DL PLA, Polylactic Acid, PLA, DURECT, PolylacticAcid, PLADL
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Renewable Resources, From Renewable Resources, Renewable Resource Derived, Renewable Raw Materials, Renewable Resource Content.

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.