whether as naturally occurring materials like starch and cellulose, or synthetic commodities like nylon, polystyrene and polyethylene. Polymer functionality is defined by its molecular weight (MW), ...

Starch is a natural polymer, or polysaccharide, meaning that it is a long chain comprising one type of molecule. Starch consists of glucose molecules. It can occur in two forms: amylose and ...

A rare iodine polymer discovery is key to the starch-iodine mystery ... The crystalline structure of the polyiodide chain is what allowed the UCSB materials researchers to clearly observe iodine ...

Yet, we still do not fully understand how plants make starch. Starch is composed of the glucose polymers amylopectin and amylose, which appear simple in chemical structure. However, the biosynthesis ...

Composed mainly of starch and typically blended with other biobased polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA), starch-based plastics were hailed as a green alternative to conventional plastics and ...

Janaswamy embedded guest molecules in the natural structure of potato starch, which has a latticelike arrangement of water channels and starch double helices. He dissolved the guest molecules in a ...

“Corn starch is the main ingredient in the polymer, which is biodegradable. It is 100 per cent compostable and can replace plastic bottles, straws, cups, disposable cutlery and polybags,” said ...