For more than two decades, the Ihara research group has been focusing on the development of new methods for polymer syntheses ...

Among various eco-friendly polymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) stand out for their excellent biodegradability and biocompatibility. They decompose naturally in soil and marine environments and are ...

Redirecting plastic lifecycles from linear to circular economic models is one of the grand challenges in modern material science. Responding to that challenge, researchers from the University of ...

Several hindrances to the recycling of synthetic polymers, including material separation and post-treatment degradation of the macromolecular polymer chains, negatively affect the cost-efficiency and ...