Polymers with their rich diversity, outstanding flexibility, and good processability can effectively enhance the functionality of supercapacitors and expand their practical applications. Currently, ...

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: ...

UD engineers are the lead inventors on a new patent for making piezoelectric devices, such as sensors and actuators, using Nodax, a biodegradable, bio-based polymer. Every year, more than 400 million ...

The review finds that biodegradable plastics could help reduce persistent plastic pollution, but only if paired with lower ...

From touch-sensitive smartphone screens to fitness wearables and wireless earbuds, electronics are becoming ever more integrated into our daily lives—and smaller, lighter, and more flexible in the ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The Orsiro biodegradable-polymer, ultrathin-strut, sirolimus-eluting stent (Biotronik) continues to show superiority over the Xience Prime/Xpedition durable-polymer, ...

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 ...

Biodegradable polymers constitute a class of materials engineered to undergo chemical and biological breakdown under environmental or physiological conditions, offering an alternative to persistent ...

Traditional polyesters are obtained via ring-opening polymerization (ROP), but significant research is currently directed at designing new biodegradable vinyl polymers with esters groups in the ...

A strong yet biodegradable alternative to nylon: development of polyester-amide material that decomposes in marine environments while retaining high mechanical strength Nylon-based products such as ...