The traditional paradigm of metallic biomaterials requires metals with improved corrosion resistance in the body. A new class ...

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- In recent years, at least a half-dozen countries have embraced plastics made with an additive intended to break them down into carbon dioxide, water and harmless organic ...

Plastics make up approximately 5–12 % of global waste generation, constituting around 20–30 % of waste by weight. Alarmingly, about 60 % of plastics end up as plastic waste (PW) in the environment. 2 ...

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 ...

Some types of polymer solutions exhibit sol-to-gel transitions in response to a temperature increase. Thermogelling polymer systems having sol-to-gel transition points between room temperature (r.t.) ...