Most of us are accustomed to the comfort of an air-conditioned or heated shelter, providing temporary relief from an outdoor climate that’s often less than desirable. Such heating and cooling actually ...

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year. In particular, non-biodegradable plastic waste, which takes over ...

Exposure to high doses of micro-sized polyethylene has adverse effects on cells, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds. The researchers investigated the toxicity of micro-sized ...

Today’s plastic grocery bag could be tomorrow’s high-tech track suit, thanks to fabric made from polyethylene—the same polymer that is used to make plastic wrap. Analyses suggest that the fabric could ...

Bio-PE is derived from biological sources like sugarcane instead of petroleum. The manufacturing process begins with extracting ethanol from sugarcane, which is then dehydrated to produce ethylene, ...

Orthopedic implant and instrument company Exactech announced on Aug. 21 that it has received 510(k) clearance from FDA for its new Activit-E polyethylene (PE) for the Truliant knee-replacement system.

In 2001, chemists K. Barry Sharpless, Hartmuth C. Kolb, and M. G. Finn introduced click chemistry, a concept in which organic molecules can be rapidly and reliably joined to form more complex ...

Polyethylene, the most common plastic, was discovered by accident in 1898 and was rediscovered several times after that with chemists and researchers seeing little use for the white, waxy substance.

Overview: Polyethylene glycol 3350/electrolytes is taken to clean out your intestines before a colonoscopy or barium enema. It works by pulling water into your intestines to cause watery diarrhea.

Polyethylene Naphthalate is a polyester that is chemically quite similar to polyethylene terephthalate but which is more temperature resistant. So far available only as biaxially oriented and heat ...