I-polylactic acid (PLA) inamandla okudonsa kanye nokuqina okungcono kakhulu. I-PLA ingakhiqizwa futhi ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene zokucubungula ezivamile, njengokubumba i-extrusion encibilikayo, ukubumba nge-injection, ukubumba ifilimu, ukubumba i-foam kanye nokubumba i-vacuum. Inezimo ezifanayo zokwakha nama-polymer asetshenziswa kabanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, futhi inokusebenza okufanayo kokuphrinta njengamafilimu endabuko. Ngale ndlela, i-polylactic acid ingenziwa ibe yimikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yokusetshenziswa ngokuya ngezidingo zezimboni ezahlukene.
Ifilimu ye-lactic acid (PLA) inomoya omuhle wokungena, umoya-mpilo kanye nomoya we-carbon dioxide. Inezici zokuhlukanisa iphunga. Ama-virus kanye nezikhunta kulula ukunamathela ebusweni bepulasitiki ebolayo, ngakho-ke kukhona ukungabaza ngokuphepha kanye nokuhlanzeka. Kodwa-ke, i-polylactic acid iyona kuphela ipulasitiki ebolayo enokumelana okuhle kakhulu namagciwane kanye nesikhunta.
Uma kushiswa i-polylactic acid (i-PLA), inani layo lama-calories okushisa lifana nelephepha elishisiwe, okuyingxenye yalelo lamapulasitiki endabuko ashiswayo (njenge-polyethylene), futhi ukushiswa kwe-PLA ngeke kukhiphe amagesi anobuthi njenge-nitrides nama-sulfide. Umzimba womuntu uqukethe ne-lactic acid ngesimo se-monomer, okubonisa ukuphepha kwalo mkhiqizo wokubola.