The new nanocomposite films are made from starch, one of the most abundant natural polymers found in plants such as potato, maize, pea and corn, and MXene, a highly conductive 2D material that is ...

Meet three scientists contributing to innovations in natural polymers, obtained from renewable feedstocks using chemical and biotechnological processes, that companies can sustainably satisfy consumer ...

Ingredion, a global ingredient solutions provider, is set to expand its speciality industrial starch production ... such as ...

Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, has co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels published in Food Biomacromolecules titled ...

such as corn starch. are being continually developed to combat the environmental concerns related to the non-biodegradable properties of plastic polymers.