More than 350 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, and 85% of the garbage dumped in the oceans is plastic, according to estimates. Brazil is the fourth-largest producer, accounting for some 11 million metric tons per year. To make matters worse, most plastic packaging is...
Polymer drug delivery uses a device or a formulation that facilitates the incorporation of a therapeutic substance in the body. Polymers are used extensively for drug delivery owing to their bulk and surface properties. They assist in delivering active pharmaceutical ingredients into the body in...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently published a report assessing the sustainability of agricultural plastic products. The report recommends replacing non-biodegradable conventional polymers with biodegradable bio-based polymers. The list of recommended...
The perfect polymer - one that balances physical properties and environmental performance—doesn’t exist, but polybutylene adipate co -terephthalate (PBAT) comes closer than many. PBAT combines some of the beneficial attributes of synthetic and bio-based polymers. It is derived from common...
A smartwatch that dissolves within 40 hours when submerged in water could aid small electronics recycling, say scientists in China. The team from Tianjin University claims to have created a two-metal nanocomposite with a degradable polymer, which can be printed and water-sintered to yield high...
The controversial views on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) - p roducers of the polymer say they are getting traction in the marketplace, but others have doubts. Read more here . #News #Polymers #PHA #Plastics #Biodegradable #PlasticPackaging
There are approximately 960,000 Ford Fiesta’s registered on Britain’s roads. Each of these cars requires 100 gallons or more of crude oil to manufacture the plastic in the car’s interior, bodywork, crumple zones and engine components. What’s more, this plastic will still be around long after the...
Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedevilling the world, but today’s “compostable” plastic bags, utensils and cup lids don’t break down during typical composting and contaminate other recyclable plastics, creating headaches for recyclers...
Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities. More and more plastic products are labelled as ‘compostable’, ‘biodegradable’, ‘oxo-degradable’ or ‘bio-based’. However, plastics made from bio-based materials are not necessarily compostable or biodegradable. The European...
This innovation does sound promising - A biotransformation technology that makes a polyethylene film biodegrade within a year also renders the material recyclable, claim scientists at Polymateria, a start-up based at Imperial College London, UK. https://www.iom3.org/resource/twinning-with-a...
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