TRU Zip’s toothless zipper flange is made entirely from thermal plastic polyurethane (TPU) versus a traditional zipper where ...

The figure describes a novel upcycling process that converts polyurethane waste into valuable intermediates, and these intermediated are further synthesized into functional polymers.

Ding Ma and Prof. Meng Wang (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Mew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College ...

Synthetic leather emerges as a pivotal player in the quest for sustainable fashion. By combining innovation with ethical ...

It is difficult to obtain sustainable and fast self-healing polyurethane materials with excellent mechanical properties at low-temperature. In this work, we prepared a series of bio-based polyurethane ...

WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, Catalysis Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, Garching 85748, Germany ...

We are taking a lot of small bets in big domains. We are not just providing chemistry or products; we are enabling solutions to significant world problems.” To learn more about these innovations ...

School of Water Conservancy and Transportation/Yellow River Laboratory/Underground Engineering Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China Yellow River Laboratory (Henan), Zhengzhou ...

An experiment reveals that a bio-solution to humans’ microplastics mess is likely to fall short, but could inspire other ways to attack the problem.