Why is PLA brittle like Polystyrene?

02 May 2023 0 7K Report

Can anyone tell me why PLA is brittle? From the chemical structure, I feel that the oxygen atom from the carboxyl group should give the chains ample space between chains as they're stacked on top of another.

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