Izinto eziguquguqukayo ze-Biodegradable zizinto ezinokuthi zohlulwe ngokupheleleyo zibe ziikhompawundi zemolekyuli ephantsi yi-microorganisms (umzekelo, ibhaktheriya, umngundo, kunye ne-algae, njl.njl.) phantsi kweemeko zendalo zokusingqongileyo zobude obufanelekileyo kunye nokubonakaliswa.Okwangoku, bahlulwe kakhulu kwiindidi ezine eziphambili: i-polylactic acid (PLA), i-PBS, i-polylactic acid ester (PHA) kunye ne-polylactic acid ester (PBAT).
I-PLA ine-biosafety, biodegradability, iipropathi ezilungileyo zoomatshini kunye nokusetyenzwa lula, kwaye isetyenziswa kakhulu ekupakisheni, kwilaphu, kwifilimu yeplastiki yezolimo kunye namashishini epolymer ephilayo.
I-PBS inokusetyenziselwa ukupakisha ifilimu, i-tableware, izinto zokupakisha ezinogwebu, iibhotile ezisetyenziswa mihla le, iibhotile zamayeza, iifilimu zezolimo, izixhobo zokukhupha isichumiso esicothayo kunye namanye amacandelo.
I-PHA ingasetyenziselwa kwiimveliso ezilahlayo, iingubo zokuhlinzwa kwizixhobo zonyango, ukupakisha kunye neengxowa zomgquba, i-sutures zonyango, izixhobo zokulungisa, ama-bandages, iinaliti ze-orthopedic, iifilimu ezichasayo kunye ne-stents.
I-PBAT ineenzuzo zokusebenza kakuhle kokwenza ifilimu kunye nokuvuthela ifilimu efanelekileyo, kwaye isetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwimimandla yeefilimu zokupakisha ezilahlayo kunye neefilimu zezolimo.