Sustainable Bioplastic Made from Biomass DNA and Ionomers

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.1c08888

"sustainable bioplastic made from natural DNA and biomass-derived ionomers, termed as DNA plastics.... sustainability involves all aspects of the production, use, and end-of-life options of DNA plastics"

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