Shampoo, ketchup, liquid soap, dishwashing liquid – they all come in bottles made from the same kind of plastic, polypropylene, and they're all infamous for being extremely difficult to empty. The ...

Microbeads, the tiny plastic beads used in some facial scrubs and toothpaste that rinse down drains and pollute oceans and lakes, are now banned in “rinse-off” products in the U.S. But it’s not like ...

A slippery packaging coating speeds up dispensing viscous liquids from plastic bottles. LiquiGlide Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., claims its LiquiGlide permanent coating is non-toxic and creates a very ...

Dublin, Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Growth Opportunities in Self-Healing, Multifunctional, Liquid Crystal, and Anti-Microbial Coatings" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

There are a number of advantages to dip molding and coating that makes these processes both cost-effective and time-efficient. The molds, called "mandrels," are typically needed for the dip molding ...

Researchers have developed a thin, food-safe coating derived from edible fungus and plant fibers that can make materials such as paper, textiles and wood resistant to water, oil and grease. The study, ...

For our sake and the environment, there is a considerable amount of research into the reduction of plastic for many and various applications. Researchers have now found a way to imbue relatively ...