Europe and North America are driving expansion of bio-based polymer and bio-based building block capacity while Asia remains ...

We now generate huge amounts of plastic waste, especially in the packaging industry and agriculture. Oil-based polymers are becoming more and more expensive, due to rising oil prices that are due in ...

What if glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites could provide the improvement in lightweight, strength and stiffness, corrosion resistance and durability that has been proven for decades, but ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), working with collaborators, report a new biomaterial ...

LONDON, Nov. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Revenue Insights The global specialty biodegradable polymer market is entering a pivotal phase of accelerated growth as industries worldwide confront ...

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: ...

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 ...

Russia has developed an economical 3D printing technology for parts for aviation and space. It allows you to do without the use of expensive high-temperature equipment. The process is based on a ...

Polymers are used in many industries, including food packaging, tire manufacturing, adhesives, and medical-grade plastics. Photothermal atomic force microscope-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) ...

Superior cost-to-performance ratio, resilience, and versatility are the core reasons behind the success of polymers in every major field. However, their inherent properties need to be modified as per ...