ʻO ka PLA (Polylactic acid) he polyester aliphatic thermoplastic i hana ʻia me nā kumuwaiwai hou e like me ka kulina a i ʻole ka starch he mea pili i ka honua.He kiʻekiʻe ka rigidity, ka ikaika a me ka ʻoʻoleʻa i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ABS, ʻaʻole pono e pani i ka lua, ʻaʻohe warping, ʻaʻohe māwae, haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, ʻala palena ʻole i ka paʻi ʻana, palekana a me ka palekana o ke kaiapuni.He maʻalahi ka paʻi ʻana a he maʻalahi ka ʻili, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia no ke kumu hoʻohālike, ka prototyping wikiwiki, a me ka hoʻolei ʻana i nā ʻāpana metala, a me ke ʻano nui.