All polyurethane articles
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BusinessBio-based plastics compete for space
From drop-in replacements to new polymers, what role will renewable materials play in a sustainable future?
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ResearchArray of compounds found in plastics promote fat cell formation in vitro
A third of thousands of chemicals that leach from consumer polymers linked to the development of fat cells
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BusinessMassive fire at UK polyurethanes plant
One worker remains missing a week after Leamington Spa incident
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ResearchGreener plastic made from leftover fish guts and bones
Canadian researchers make a polyurethane-like polymer from oils
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ResearchPhotosensitive monomer allows polyurethanes to be degraded by light
Polymer designed to have a cleaving point after every second monomer unit
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ResearchSix-month validation behind polymer that prevents biofilm growth
Zwitterionic surface could cut infections by repelling bacteria
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ResearchAutocatalytic process sees amine droplet degrade bulk polymer
Rare example of a tiny local stimulation generating a macroscopic breakdown
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BusinessLyondellBasell to build world’s largest propylene oxide plant
Petrochemical giant gets go-ahead for most expensive project to date
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ResearchStressed polymers give calf massages
Compression stockings could gain a massage function thanks to stress-memory polymers