Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their ...

The most popular plastic for 3D printers is PLA – polylactic acid – a plastic that’s either derived from corn starch, inedible plant detritus, or sugar cane, depending where in the world it ...

Teijin Frontier’s Biofront polylactic acid (PLA) resin, which biodegrades faster in oceans, rivers and soil compared to ...

Ruth Cardinaels is showing how PLA can be successfully mixed with another ... layers at the interfaces between the different polymer phases (ICIC strategy). The study is published in the journal ...

Alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics are emerging, made from everything from banana leaves to tomato skins, ...