Artistic rendering of cellulose biosynthesis with zoomed in view. Individual cellulose chains (dark brown) are synthesized by plasma membrane-bound (purple) cellulose synthase enzyme complexes ...

The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of ... For Toshifumi Satoh and his team at Hokkaido University’s Polymer Chemistry Lab, tackling plastic pollution ...

Regardless of the chosen composite, the goal is to enhance the properties of the base polymer matrix with the reinforcement material. Is cellulose the best material here? Plastic objects created ...

Cellulose polymers are being produced by bacterial fermentation of organic matter, and used to create strong bioplastics. Researchers in Japan are now looking to improve polymer production levels ...

Cellulose is a natural polymer discovered in 1838 by French chemist Anselme Payen ... A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection through a shift in color. (Image: Olov ...