Monday, March 18, 2013

Advances in edible food packaging to tackle waste management issues

Developments in policy on further reduction of plastic waste in EU

Polymer industry has grown with growing photovoltaic power industry

Growing demands for super absorbent polymers to drive growth of acrylic acid market

Increase in plastic film recycling and bottle recycling in USA, PET recycling stagnates in EU

Geotextiles market to reach US$6.3 bln by 2017, driven by demand from emerging Asian economies

Friday, March 08, 2013

Polymer patches could replace needles and enable more effective DNA vaccines

Polymer implants coated with bioactive film improve success rate of such implants

Thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with new record efficiency for converting sunlight into electricity

Converting meat byproducts into bioplastic

Polymer based product filters out heavy, toxic metals; can separate fine gold particles from industrial effluents

New transparent, flat, flexible image sensor offers potential for gesture control displays

New antibacterial polymer developed for sportswear, diapers, bandages

New therapeutics from synthesized polymer that could accelerate wound healing