Table 4.

Lactide as raw material for polymers production and their applications.

Lactide	Polymers	Applications	References
L-lactide	L-lactide for producing PLLA	Membranes and films for medical applications and 3D printing for prosthesis	[94,95]
D-lactide	D-lactide for producing PDLA	Hydrogel and particles for drug delivery	[96]
L-lactide	L-lactide with PEG	Medical applications, drug vehicles, nanoparticles loaded with bioactive compounds, treatment for cancer and infections	[97,98]
D-lactide	D-lactide with PEG	Biochemical device and packaging	[25]
L-lactide	L-lactide with poly(trimethylene carbonate)	Biodegradable elastomeric scaffold for vascular engineering	[99]
L-lactide	L-lactide with PCL	Absorbable suture medical application due to good tensile properties Packaging application thanks to tunable barrier properties	[100,101,102]
L-lactide/D-lactide	Lactide with lignin	Bio-based composite materials	[103]
L-lactide/DL-lactide	L-lactide with ε-caprolactone and hydroxyapatite	Composite materials for bone reconstruction	[104]
L-lactide	L-lactide with hydroxyapatite	Composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering	[105]
L-lactide	L-lactide, glycolide, butyl succinate/citrate	Bioabsorbable block copolymers for tissue engineering	[106]
L-lactide	L-lactide with PGA	Smart polymer used as drug delivery device	[83]