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ArticleRSC advances2026

Novel method for producing plasticised PLA films: method, materials, and characterization.

Gerardo Coppola, Sebastiano Candamano, Catia Algieri, Corradino Sposato, Chiara Morano, Leonardo Pagnotta, Mariano Davoli, Stefano Curcio, Sudip Chakraborty

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9 authors.

Gerardo CoppolaDepartment of Computer, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 42C Rende 87036 CS Italy sudip.chakraborty@unical.it stefano.curcio@unical.it.
Sebastiano CandamanoDepartment of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 46C Rende 87036 CS Italy.
Catia AlgieriInstitute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (ITM-CNR), Cubo 17C Via Pietro Bucci Rende 87036 Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-5861
Corradino SposatoENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Trisaia Research Centre S.S. 106 Ionica, km 419 + 500 75026 Rotondella MT Italy.
Chiara MoranoDepartment of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 46C Rende 87036 CS Italy.
Leonardo PagnottaDepartment of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 46C Rende 87036 CS Italy.
Mariano DavoliDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CM2), Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci 87036 Arcavacata di Rende CS Italy.
Stefano CurcioDepartment of Computer, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 42C Rende 87036 CS Italy sudip.chakraborty@unical.it stefano.curcio@unical.it.
Sudip ChakrabortyDepartment of Computer, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering, University of Calabria Via P. Bucci Cubo 42C Rende 87036 CS Italy sudip.chakraborty@unical.it stefano.curcio@unical.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-4682

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel casting method for producing plasticised PLA films, intended for food packaging and biomedical applications, is presented in this current work. This method involves air-induced, temperature-controlled phase separation (AITCPS), which enables the formation of highly dense PLA matrices. A broad study is provided to understand the effects of glycerol used as a plasticizer on various physiochemical properties including morphological, thermal, mechanical, and interfacial properties, as well as water vapor transmission rates and antimicrobial activities. The results demonstrate how the plasticizer ratio has a minimal impact on the thermal properties of the films, although it simultaneously enhances the mechanical and interfacial properties of the material.

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PMID41767231
PMCPMC12947895

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