PLA
Enzyme-Embedded Plastic: Materials That Digest Themselves
Plastic that carries the enzymes needed to digest itself is no longer hypothetical. A review in ACS Applied Bio Materials by Sun S and colleagues…
Next-Generation Bioplastics for Food Packaging: Materials and Applications
Bioplastics are moving into food packaging faster than into any other sector. A review in Materials by Shi X, Cui L, Xu C and colleagues…
Are Bioplastics Safe? What PLA Nanoplastics Do to Living Cells
Polylactic acid (PLA) has the best reputation of any plastic: plant-derived, compostable, used in everything from food containers to 3D printing filament. A 2024 study…
Closed-Loop PLA: High-Performance Bioplastics You Can Recycle Forever
Bioplastics have always traded performance for sustainability. Materials that biodegrade tend to soften early and break under load, which keeps them out of anything demanding.…
New Bioplastic Film Cools Buildings by 9.2°C Without Electricity
A bioplastic cooling film made from cellulose and polylactic acid (PLA) has cut surface temperatures by up to 9.2°C using no electricity at all. The…
Global Bioplastics Market to Reach $119 Billion by 2035
A market research report published in early 2025 puts the global bioplastics market at roughly $15 billion in 2025 and projects $119 billion by 2035,…