It can be difficult to carry materials innovation from discovery through commercialization, as it requires people at every level of the supply chain to take risks ...

Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels in Food Biomacromolecules by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This September, the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute launched the Natural Polymers Consortium (NPC). The consortium has been in the works for the last year, and several virtual and ...

MPs back calls to ramp up government support for British businesses developing alternative solutions to plastic packaging.

The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer. Previously, researchers proposed using these ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo engineer Kaihang Shi specializes in using artificial intelligence, molecular simulation and other approaches to create nanomaterials for energy and sustainability ...

Macromolecular-based gene delivery systems have emerged as viable alternatives to non-viral vectors for gene therapy due to their versatility, biocompatibility, and capacity to efficiently deliver ...

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 ...

Polymer-based gene delivery systems represent a promising class of non-viral vectors, offering significant advantages in safety, structural versatility, biodegradability, and the potential for ...