The Australian Bioplastics Association website provides information and resources on Bioplastics and composting

• Fact sheets

Italian company that produce bioplastics. "MATER-BI is a family of completely biodegradable and compostable bioplastics which are being used to provide low environmental impact solutions for every day products" Website provides explanations of biodegradability and compostibility and issues relating to the management and disposal of municipal waste

• Mater-Bi.

The Science history institute provides information on the history and future of plastics.

• Polymer discovery

It also provides access to their Digital Collections which "offer highlights from our library, archives, and museum collections. Our chronology ranges from the Roman Empire to the 21st century, and the materials include everything from fine art to rare books and from scientific objects to photographs."

• Digital Collection Library

Article from the US national library of Medicine on biomedical biopolymers

• Biomedical Biopolymers, their Origin and Evolution in Biomedical Sciences: A Systematic Review

Information from the Howstuffworks website

• Biopolymers and recycling

Library Search Terms

Polymers and Polymerisation

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