When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the ...

Study findings indicate that environmentally relevant doses of OLA bioplastics may be “more toxic” to the placenta than ...

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Consulting firm’s report lists lack of recycling infrastructure as one problematic aspect of polylactic acid bioresin. While products made from bioresins may carry recyclability or compostability ...

Biodegradable plastics have been hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to solve the global plastic pollution crisis. These are made from renewable resources like corn starch and sugar cane as compared ...

DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers is generally credited with synthesizing polylactic acid (PLA) in 1932 — admittedly, he is best known for his research that led to the development of nylon — but it ...

In-situ observation combined with polarized light imaging describes how the biodegradable plastic deforms when scratched.

A gel that encases proteins could be a new way to safely transport medicines without requiring them to be kept cold, according to new research. To test it, the team behind the work posted themselves a ...

It seems that last month's SPE Thermoforming conference drew more than one person skeptical of the many claims surrounding the "green" revolution. Common sense, scientific data, and more reliable ...

Polylactic acid (PLA) plastic is an increasingly common, environmentally friendly, alternative to conventional petrochemical-based mass plastics. But it's a costly process. Researchers at the ...