Electronics that can't be easily dismantled for recycling aren't very eco-friendly, nor are petroleum-based adhesives.

While it's good that there are plastics which biodegrade when they're thrown away, the glue used to join pieces of those or other materials together isn't quite so eco-friendly. Scientists have ...

Environmental problems caused by population explosion such as climate change, global warming, natural resource depletion, ...

Researchers from Colorado State University have created an adhesive polymer that is both biodegradable and reusable, and it is stronger than the ones that are currently on the market. The results, ...

Boston University professor Mark Grinstaff, and his team of researchers, are working to find eco-friendly alternatives to plastics. After two years of experimentation, Grinstaff's team unveiled an ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current commercially available options while also being biodegradable and reusable. The findings – ...

Adhesives are everywhere and are used in most building products yet can cause off-gassing of noxious chemicals. Think of how furniture is glued together or how plywood is made. Commercial adhesives ...

UV-light-based catheter to deliver a patch for repairing holes in the heart--Courtesy of Wyss Institute Researchers published last winter on the creation of a biodegradable adhesive patch to repair ...

A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear. A revolutionary biodegradable ...

Chemists have unveiled biodegradable adhesive that is made of entirely naturally derived chemical components. Boston University professor Mark Grinstaff, and his team of researchers, are working to ...