ReviewChemical science2026
Recent advances in designing high-performance and enzymatically degradable plastics.
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Abstract
Plastics have become indispensable in modern life, yet their end-of-life waste continues to accumulate, causing severe environmental pollution and posing risks to ecosystems and human health. This urgent challenge has driven the development of sustainable plastics as alternatives to conventional persistent plastics, among which biodegradable plastics are particularly promising. Owing to their reduced environmental footprint and their ability to undergo mild biodegradation mediated by efficient enzymes, biodegradable plastics have attracted increasing attention from both academia and industry in recent years. Nevertheless, their practical implementation remains constrained by the persistent trade-off between material performance and degradability. Therefore, the rational design of biodegradable plastics that simultaneously combine high performance and enzymatic degradability is essential for improving their practicality and sustainability, thereby alleviating plastic pollution and advancing a circular plastics economy. In this review, we discuss recent advances, mainly since 2020, in achieving high-performance and enzymatically degradable plastics through chemical design, physical blending, and supramolecular interactions.
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