Transforming how plastics are made, unmade, and remade through innovative research and
diverse partnerships that together foster environmental stewardship is critically important to …

The development of sustainable and environmentally friendly polymer materials is among
the most pressing contemporary challenges for polymer science and engineering. Bio …

The utilization of bio-based materials to develop sustainable products is an emerging area
of research. Renewable biomass-derived monomers have gained prominence in recent …

The outstanding performance of conventional thermosets arising from their covalently cross-
linked networks directly results in a limited recyclability. The available commercial or close …

The interest in polymers from renewable resources has been witnessing an incessant
growth in both academia and industry, with these blooming activities covering a …

Compared with thermoplastic polymers, thermoset polymers are difficult to recycle because
they can not be remolded once cured and often do not decompose under mild conditions …

Synthetic biodegradable elastomers, such as polyesters and polyurethanes have
revolutionized biomedical therapeutic strategies and devices. Driven by innovations in …

Conventional thermosets, widely used in composites, coatings, electronic packing materials,
etc., are typically made of non-sustainable fossil resources and cannot be recycled under …

The aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion of plastics is a promising route to
recovering the multidimensional value from biodegradable single-use plastics. At present …

Naturally occurring carboxylic acids when used as cross-linkers with a highly functional bio-
based epoxy resin result in thermosets having excellent physical and mechanical properties …