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however, it is readily hydrolyzed by acids and thus can be easily degraded. a well known co-polymer is biopol. it is a random co-polymer with blocks of phb and blocks of poly(hydroxypentanoate), (often known as polyhydroxyvalerate, phv). like other phas, the film is used to wrap foods, coatings for paper
and cardboard, kitchen ware (cups, saucers, plates), and many medical uses, including sutures, gauzes and coatings for medicines.,/p> another degradable polyester is poly( -hydroxypropanoic acid) (polylactic acid, pla), produced from -hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid) . the lactic acid, traditionally...
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