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The original article to which this Erratum refers was published in J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. (2004) 42(20) 5045–5053No abstract.

Micromorphology, mechanical, crystallization and permeability properties analysis of HA/PBAT/PLA (HA, hydroxyapatite; PBAT, poly(butylene adipate‐co‐butylene terephthalate); PLA, polylactide) degradability packaging films

“…PLA has excellent processability, good biocompatibility, good transparency and biodegradability. However, its poor mechanical toughness, low impact strength, low crystallinity, poor thermal stability, poor hydrophilicity and other shortcomings also restrict and hinder further research, application and development of PLA …”

Physical and thermal properties of l‐lactide/ϵ‐caprolactone copolymers: the role of microstructural design

“…also demonstrated the possibility of synthesizing a P(LL‐ b ‐CL) block copolymer where the LL monomer was polymerized first using an initiating system of aluminium tris‐isopropoxide (Al(O i Pr) 3 ) and ( S )‐(+)‐2,2′‐[1,1′‐binaphthyl‐2,2'diylbis(nitrylomethilidyne)]diphenolate (SB(OH) 2 ) which exhibited increased selectivity due to the bulky SB(OH) 2 . In another approach, the coupling reaction between PCL, PLL and α,ω‐ditelechelic oligomers was proposed as a possible route to PLL‐PCL multiblock copolymers which exhibited beneficial properties for use as thermoplastic elastomers, porous materials and drug delivery systems …”

Incorporation of Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes into Biodegradable Telechelic Prepolymers

“…[1][2][3][4] In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to poly(lactic acid)-based block polymer materials, such as poly(lactic acid)-based polyurethane with shape-memory behavior, [5] short PLA-segment block copolymers with thermally-responsive properties, [6] electroactive ABA block copolymers of poly(lactic acid), [7] and so on. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The modest strength and impact resistance of poly(lactic acid) has, however, limited its widespread applicability; moreover, the thermal stability and flame retardance of the polymer are often not enough for various end-use purposes. [15,17] Nanotubes have received much attention because of their interesting properties, such as high modulus, strength and thermal conductivity, since their discovery by Iijima in 1991.…”