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Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering -- IIUM Summary: Polylactic acid (PLA) is commonly used in fixation plate for craniomaxillofacial surgery because it has reasonably good tensile strength, biodegradability, and biocompatibility with the human body. However, PLA has very low toughness wh