Woods Hole, MA. (December 8, 2021) -- Cellulose diacetate (CDA), a bio-based plastic widely used in consumer goods, disintegrates, and degrades in the ocean far quicker than previously assumed, ...

A newly developed bacterial cellulose manufacturing technique could lead to strong, multifunctional materials capable of ...

While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly ...

The global packaging industry is currently navigating a period of unprecedented transformation. As the environmental cost of petroleum-based plastics becomes a focal point for international regulators ...

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a bacterial cellulose-based ...

We’ve all got our favorite hand tools, and while the selection criteria are usually pretty subjective, it usually boils down to a combination of looks and feel. In our opinion, the king of both these ...