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May 24, 2019 | Industry News
A scientist is under the process of developing underwater glue based on the trick sandcastle worms perform to stick structures underwater. The glue is thermoreponsive and is stronger than most...
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May 21, 2019 | Industry News
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new, stretchy plant-derived material that outperforms the adhesiveness of the natural chemical that gives mussels the ability to stick to...
May 15, 2019 | Industry News
The viability of Anellotech’s Bio-TCat™ technology has now been proven by achieving commercially-targeted yields in its TCat-8® pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process...
May 14, 2019 | Industry News
The nominees for Bio-based Material of the Year award are declared and the winners will be selected at the “12th International Conference on Bio-based Materials”, 15-16 May 2019, in Cologne...
May 9, 2019 | Industry News
AFYREN and Bpifrance, through Its SPI Industrial projects fund, have finalized the agreements for the creation of their joint subsidiary AFYREN NEOXY. The unit will produce a range of seven organic...
May 8, 2019 | Industry News
EcoSynthetix has received federal investment of up to USD 11.2 million to develop new green resins for adhesive binders for wood products. This could potentially benefit the environment by providing...
Researchers at the Fraunhofer IMWS have developed bio-genic epoxy resins and are determining how variations in the composition of the feedstock affects the resins. Fraunhofer scientists are also...
Apr 29, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers have designed a new type of adhesive patch using water-based hydrogel material sourced from starch that may help to reduce the stretching of heart muscle that often occurs after a heart...
Alongside the increasing demand for bio-based alternatives, the interest in predicting and improving ingredients compatibility via Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP) keeps growing in the formulation...
Apr 25, 2019 | Industry News
The INM has developed bioinspired adhesive structures for the treatment of eardrum injuries. The adhesive structures are now to be transferred into a biomedical product. The new material is soft and...