Prof. Jia-Lin Wu's research team from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, has developed an advanced biodegradable tissue ...

Meet three scientists contributing to innovations in natural polymers, obtained from renewable feedstocks using chemical and biotechnological processes, that companies can sustainably satisfy consumer ...

The ACS Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI), in partnership with industry leaders has launched the ACS GCI Natural Polymers Consortium (NPC) to explore the utilization of natural polymers to ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone ...

DDA, a biodegradable and biocompatible adhesive that offers a safer, stronger, and more sustainable solution for torn ...

The Natural Materials and Polymer Processing Group, is headed by Margaret C. Burns Chair in Engineering and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Caroline Schauer. The NMPP group works ...

Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly used with FDM 3D printing, such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyamide (PA, also known as nylon). Although the most ...

The multinational project team included polymer scientists ... As a result, he now calls on the natural sciences to embark on the necessary research to find solutions. "It was Albert Einstein ...