Researchers have reported a method for breaking down commercial polymers like Plexiglass into monomers, a form more desirable for reuse. This could help alleviate the growing plastic waste stream.

Acrylic polymers such as poly (methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all-carbon backbones that give these ...

Chemically recyclable polymers, which can be split apart into their building blocks (monomers) and repolymerized, would help reduce environmental problems resulting from long-lasting plastic waste ...

Proteins are polymers of the amino acids monomers. Lipids are made from two ... the possible reactions of any substance in a cell in a diagram. These are useful because they are a visual reminder ...