I-PLA yaziwa ngokuba yi-polylactic acid fiber, enokutsaleka okugqwesileyo, ukuguda, ukufunxa ukufuma kunye nokungena komoya, i-bacteriostasis yendalo kunye nolusu oluqinisekisa iasidi ebuthathaka, ukuxhathisa ubushushu kunye nokuxhathisa kwe-UV.