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Silky Solution: Natural material could reduce certain microplastics.
Scientific American
2022
Ysabelle Kempe
Summary
Researchers demonstrated that silk — a natural, biodegradable material — could replace synthetic polymers in intentionally added microplastics used in pesticides and cosmetics, eliminating a major category of deliberate environmental plastic release. This substitution could meaningfully reduce microplastic inputs into soil and water from agricultural and personal care product applications.
“Intentionally added microplastics” in pesticides and cosmetics could be made from silk instead