Synthetic Biopolymer: Polylactic Acid or Polylactide (PLA)

Enzyme used to make PLA: Ralstonia eutropha
Polylactic acid is produced through the fermentation of cornstarch or glucose into lactic acid using the bacteria Ralstonia eutropha. The lactic acid is then converted to Polylactic acid using traditional polymerization processes.
Evaluation of the use of PLA
Currently Polylactic acid is used in a number of biomedical applications, such as sutures, tissue engineering and absorbable wound closure products. …