I-Polylactic acid (PLA) inamandla okutyhafa kunye nokuqina okungcono. I-PLA ingaveliswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokucubungula, ezinje ngokunyibilikisa i-extrusion molding, ukubumba ngenaliti, ukubumba ifilimu, ukubumba i-foam kunye nokubumba i-vacuum. Ineemeko ezifanayo zokwenza kunye neepolymers ezisetyenziswa kakhulu. Ukongeza, ikwanayo nokusebenza okufanayo kokuprinta njengeefilimu zemveli. Ngale ndlela, i-polylactic acid inokwenziwa ibe ziimveliso ezahlukeneyo zesicelo ngokweemfuno zamashishini ahlukeneyo.
Ifilimu ye-lactic acid (PLA) inomoya ovumayo, i-oxygen permeability kunye ne-carbon dioxide permeability. Ikwanazo neempawu zokwahlula ivumba. Iintsholongwane kunye neenkuni kulula ukuzinamathela kumphezulu weeplastiki ezinokubola, ngoko ke kukho amathandabuzo malunga nokhuseleko kunye nococeko. Nangona kunjalo, i-polylactic acid yeyona plastiki inokubola enokumelana kakuhle neentsholongwane kunye nokubola.
Xa itshisa i-polylactic acid (i-PLA), ixabiso layo leekhalori zokutsha lifana nelephepha elitshisiweyo, eliyisiqingatha seeplastiki zemveli ezitshisayo (ezifana ne-polyethylene), kwaye ukutsha kwe-PLA akusayi kukhupha iigesi ezinobuthi ezifana ne-nitrides kunye ne-sulfides. Umzimba womntu ukwanayo ne-lactic acid ngohlobo lwe-monomer, nto leyo ebonisa ukhuseleko lwale mveliso yokubola.