Thermosets are durable plastics that can hold their shape indefinitely—but that makes them notoriously difficult to recycle. A new, degradable thermoplastic made by researchers at the Massachusetts ...

This molecular design strategy allows us to combine durability with controllable degradability in polymer materials." The researchers also demonstrated that degradation can be spatially controlled. By ...

Efficient biological signal transmission can be achieved with the use of implantable bioelectrodes. Metal-based bioelectrodes are associated with tissue inflammation, inefficient signal transduction, ...

Osaka, Japan — Modern polymer materials face a fundamental challenge: they must remain strong and durable during use, yet ideally degrade when they are no longer needed. Designing materials that ...

A metabolic engineering research team has newly suggested a molecular mechanism showing superior degradability of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET). This is the first report to simultaneously ...

Skin-inspired materials that bend and flex have myriad potential applications for medical devices and consumer electronics. But the ability of these materials to degrade has not been paired with good ...

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