Traditional polyesters are obtained via ring-opening polymerization (ROP), but significant research is currently directed at designing new biodegradable vinyl polymers with esters groups in the ...

Researchers at Colorado State University and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) developed a synthetic PHA that is more scalable, easier to chemically recycle, and has more-tunable properties ...

Advances in N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) ring-opening polymerization are making polypeptide synthesis faster, more moisture-resistant, and easier to scale. New initiators, solvent systems, and process ...