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. 2016 Apr 22;9(4):303. doi: 10.3390/ma9040303

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Stereochemistry of the lactic acid (LA) and lactide monomers (a) and chemistry of the interconversion between LA, lactide and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) (b). Note: Reversible depolymerization and hydrolysis steps are highlight in green color [94].