Synthetic polymers are alternatively favored conventional biomaterials because they can be manufactured from a wide range of biodegradable polymers with easy processability, controlled degradation ...

Nylon-based products such as clothing and fishing nets are notoriously slow to degrade, especially in marine environments, ...

Can algae-based polymers replace plastic? Discover how renewable, biodegradable materials from algae are reshaping ...

As a professor of biomaterials at Imperial College ... By constructing a polymer-based biodegradable screw with the active properties of bioglass, a mineral-based substance that stimulates bone ...

The research and development of materials used in biomedical applications, or biomaterials, has seen rapid expansion and diversification over the last 20 years. From highly engineered synthetic ...

Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.

associate professor in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials and co-principal investigator on the project. "It is exciting to see that the biodegradable cellulose-based packaging film can ...

Biodegradable polymer, such as crop-based hydrodegradable, compostable plastics and others, have been developed. Industries are quickly adopting these new biodegradable materials and their use is ...

Research in the areas of plastics, polymers, and biodegradable materials ranges from additive manufacturing to food packaging. This work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable ...

During this time I worked actively on the production of biodegradable polymers from Streptomyces ... I have published over 100 papers in high ‘Impact Factor’ journals such as Biomaterials, ...

and 44 percent of patents filed worldwide for biodegradable polymers relate to packaging, the study noted. About 474 million tons of plastics are produced globally each year, and about a third of ...