Polymers with their rich diversity, outstanding flexibility, and good processability can effectively enhance the functionality of supercapacitors and expand their practical applications. Currently, ...

A partly decomposed shoe, covered in mussels, on a sunny pier. Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their decomposition. Credit: ...

Nylon-based products such as clothing and fishing nets are notoriously slow to degrade, especially in marine environments, contributing significantly to global ocean pollution. A Korean research team ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current commercially available options while also being biodegradable, tunable, and reusable. The findings show how the common, ...

Biodegradable polymer scaffolds form a cornerstone of tissue engineering by offering temporary three-dimensional frameworks that guide cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation while ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The Orsiro biodegradable-polymer, ultrathin-strut, sirolimus-eluting stent (Biotronik) continues to show superiority over the Xience Prime/Xpedition durable-polymer, ...

Researchers have devised a method to dismantle the blend of traditional and bio-based plastics typically arriving at recycling centers. Bio-based plastics like polylactic acid (PLA) were created to ...

A report compiled by international biopolymer expert group nova-Institut GmbH (Hürth, Germany) provides an overview of capacities and production volumes for 17 commercially available bio-based ...

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