The field of polymer science has seen a transformative evolution with the development of self-healing biodegradable materials ...

Graduate student Annabelle Palmer shares insights into the team’s research on water-soluble polymers with UF Innovate and ...

So far, recycling efforts haven't lived up to the hype, with only about 9% of plastic items getting recycled. An estimated 12 ...

The development of enzymatic polymerization represents a transformative advance in the synthesis of biodegradable polymers. By using highly selective biocatalysts, such as lipases and cutinases, ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

An innovative product with the potential to replace polymers used in soil fertilizers is being developed in São Carlos in the ...

While the group is concerned about contamination from synthetic polymers broadly, it’s open to evaluating individual ...

Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade -- even at the ...

Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...

Aston University and Midlands-based company PFE Medical are teaming up to create biodegradable gloves made from food waste ...