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3D-printed biodegradable meshes improve guided bone regeneration by combining custom fit, mechanical support, and enhanced tissue integration.

Researchers have developed a method for recycling post-consumer garments into injection-molding materials.

Made from polylactic acid (PLA), these mono-material sandwich structures with foam-filled cores offer sustainability and high performance.

As manufacturers embrace Industry 4.0, collaborative robots leveraging machine learning (ML) bring autonomy and efficiency to the factory floor.

Reconfigurable liquid crystal elastomers use pixel-based director patterns for multi-mode shape morphing in soft robotics and adaptive surfaces.

Biopolymer seed coatings cut agricultural microplastics while maintaining adhesion, dust control, and germination for safer, more sustainable farming.

This polymer-based soil stabilization method shows potential for stabilizing landslide deposits in complex geological environments, such as southeastern Tibet.

As biomonitors, lichens show how green spaces buffer urban areas from atmospheric microplastic pollution.

Insect farming using mealworms and black soldier fly larvae offers a two-step solution to manage plastic and food waste while reducing microplastics in soil.

A recent study investigated how additives can reduce odor emissions from wood-plastic composites (WPCs), increasing their applicability for indoor use.