When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the ...

Study findings indicate that environmentally relevant doses of OLA bioplastics may be “more toxic” to the placenta than ...

‘Oligomeric lactic acid nanoplastics induce intrauterine growth restriction in mice by disrupting GATA2-mediated placental vascular development’ by Jia Lv et al. was published in PLOS Biology at 18:00 ...

In-situ observation combined with polarized light imaging describes how the biodegradable plastic deforms when scratched.

When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the fetuses of pregnant mice and ...

In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers presented a composite wound dressing composed of polylactic acid (PLA), curcumin, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), designed to improve ...

Microplastic pollution is a severe ecological and environmental issue and is also one of the important risk factors affecting human health. Polylactic acid (PLA), a medical biodegradable material ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ADM (NYSE: ADM) and LG Chem announced today that their previously announced projects for the production of lactic and polylactic acid will not move forward. “Since we ...

VistaTek creates manufacturing company for specialty line to manufacture plates, bowls and other items from plant-based plastics. At major league ballparks across the country, teams are increasingly ...