Global industrial value chains are undergoing a major structural shift driven by waste reduction policies, lifecycle accountability frameworks, and corporate ESG compliance mandates. Biodegradable ...

The emergence of biodegradable polymers has transformed tissue engineering and biomedical applications by offering materials that can safely degrade within the body while providing temporary support ...

Biodegradable polymers, particularly those synthesised from renewable resources, are emerging as vital alternatives to conventional, fossil‐derived plastics. Their naturally occurring degradation ...

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 ...

Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace some ...

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 ...

Researchers from Colorado State University have created an adhesive polymer that is both biodegradable and reusable, and it is stronger than the ones that are currently on the market. The results, ...

Researchers have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current commercially available options while also being biodegradable, tunable, and reusable. The findings show how the common, ...