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Contact mode AFM images of PLA film surfaces (the left column) and profilograms along a line across the surface (the right column). Panel (a) shows the PLA film before degradation at pH 13 (b) after 30 min, (c) 60 min, (d) 120 min, and (e) 360 min of degradation, respectively.
