Fabrication of nanofibers through a unique morphological transformation of poly(lactic acid) particles in water.

@article{Kida2012FabricationON,
  title={Fabrication of nanofibers through a unique morphological transformation of poly(lactic acid) particles in water.},
  author={Toshiyuki Kida and Kenta Kondo and Mitsuru Akashi},
  journal={Chemical communications},
  year={2012},
  volume={48 17},
  pages={
          2319-21
        }
}
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) particles dispersed in water were transformed into nanofibers by simply heating above the glass transition temperatures of the hydrated PLAs. 
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