Fuente: MATERIALDISTRICT Lugar: bioplastic Researchers from Wageningen University & Research, the University of Amsterdam and institutions in China have developed a strong, biodegradable plastic from maize protein. They call the transparent material ‘plantymer’. It absorbs considerably less water than many existing protein-based plastics. The team published its findings in Nature Communications. Learning From Natural Protein Structures The researchers produced […]
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