Incorporating fluorine into certain polyesters accelerates polymer chain formation, makes longer chains accessible, and ...

The rigid yet biodegradable plastic outperforms not only alternative biodegradable options, but plastic itself for mechanical strength.

The search for sustainable alternatives to common plastics has researchers investigating how their building blocks can be sourced from places other than petroleum, and for scientists behind a ...

For our sake and the environment, there is a considerable amount of research into the reduction of plastic for many and various applications. Researchers have now found a way to imbue relatively ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials ...

The Department of Plastics Engineering has polymer characterization equipment in Ball Hall and the Mark and Elisia Saab Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC). There are two shared use laboratories ...

Students will develop an understanding that objects and materials can be tested to learn about their properties. Students will help plan and conduct different tests on the materials. Students will be ...

Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars ...