Biodegradable materials offer a possible way to reduce the environmental impact associated with single-use medical devices ...

Tobacco companies, Novotny said, tried a variety of different filter materials, such as cotton, charcoal, and food starch, before landing on a plastic fiber called cellulose acetate, which remains ...

Researchers have found that cornstarch-based pads are 17 times more environmentally friendly than traditional ones.

Processing of thermoplastic starch. To prepare TPS samples, starch (NM and C), pectin, glycerol (30%wt) and AC were premixed to obtain a homogeneous material (see Table 1 for compositions). The ...