The startup, Perennial Polymers, extracts the natural polymers in leaves—lignin and cellulose—to make plastic that can easily ...

New research shows a microbial enzyme that degrades biodegradable polyesters also resists penicillin and similar antibiotics.

LONDON, Nov. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Revenue Insights The global specialty biodegradable polymer market is entering a pivotal phase of accelerated growth as industries worldwide confront ...

From your car's navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers—a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules—are used in a variety of today's ...

While natural polymers, including starches and cellulose, are still commonly used in biomedical research, the utilization of synthetic biodegradable polymers in pharmaceutical and tissue-engineering ...

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 ...

Hyderabad, Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new market research report titled “Bio-Degradable Polymers Market Report (2023-2028),” the market is estimated at 0.71 million kilotons in ...

Polymer scientists from the University of Twente have developed a new phosphorus-based polymer that they say could help heteronuclear MRI end its reliance on fluoropolymers. “As a scientist, you’re ...

Researchers have welded biodegradable PBAT powder inside graphene oxide aerogels using heat alone to create solvent-free ...

Biodegradable polymers are a type of polymer that exists both naturally and can be synthesized in laboratories. This special class of polymer is broken down naturally by microbial processes to produce ...

Biodegradable polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) offer sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics but often suffer from ...