Designing Biobased and/or Biodegradable Polymers for Increased Sustainability
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Biobased plastics can positively impact the environment, however, in order to make a real difference our materials need to be designed from sustainable resources and have managed and sustainable end-of-life. Here some recent examples of our research focusing on sustainable polymers is given, including i) desing of biobased materials for mechanical and chemical recyclability by utilizing dynamic covalent chemistries, ii) design of biobased light processable resins for digital light processing 3D printing, and iii) development of materials with enhanced (bio)degradability through degradation promoting additives, such as embedded enzymes. For example we recently demonstrated the effectiveness of embedded enzymes to trigger the degradation of cellulose acetate and aliphatic polyesters under simulated composting conditions and in aqueous environments.