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Bacteria-Boosted 'Living Plastic' Breaks Down on Command
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Bacteria-boosted 'living plastic' breaks down on command
Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. On the other hand, left alone, plastics are practically indestructible. Scientists are rethinking this characteristic with a simple but consequential question: What if plastics were alive?Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, EngineeringTags: American Chemical Society, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Biodeg…
Researchers have made a plastic containing sleeping bacteria, activated by heat, completely decomposes it in six days, without producing microplastics.
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