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Supramolecular plastics represent a breakthrough in sustainable, circular materials for mitigating threats to the environment posed by the global plastics crisis
Frontiers
2026
Summary
Researchers developed a supramolecular plastic based on non-covalent assembly that does not fragment into microplastics during its lifecycle and supports closed-loop chemical recycling, offering a materials design pathway that avoids secondary plastic pollution at the source.
Prof Takuzo Aida from Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo, Frontiers Planet Prize National Champion for Japan 2026, has developed a supramolecular plastic which never generates microplastics and enables closed-loop recycling.