Anhydride additive speeds up polylactic acid breakdown and could make it possible to compost the plastic at home ...

A biodegradable pressure sensor could help people with knee injuries exercise and heal faster, University of Connecticut ...

You grab a compostable coffee cup from the office kitchen, feel quietly good about it, and toss it into your backyard compost bin on the way home. It’s a familiar routine. The word “compostable” is ...

Bone tissue engineering (BTE) has emerged as a critical solution for repairing large bone defects caused by trauma, infection ...

Natur-Tec India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Northern Technologies International Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIC) and a pioneer in compostable biopolymers ...

Collaboration combines Bayer’s expertise with Natur Tec’s leading compostable biopolymer platform to reduce single-use nursery plastics ...

Biodegradable polymer blends—most commonly combinations of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with flexible polymers such as poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBAT ...

Polysaccharides are renewable biopolymers widely used in biomedical and food systems because of their structural diversity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. This review summarizes recent ...

Use of eco friendly and energy saving biomaterials and processes have enabled to overcome the effects of growing urbanization and population along with increasing agro-industrial wastes. This has led ...

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Healthcare is awash in single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products are thrown out every day. Few people are more aware of this than ...