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The University of Osaka

Fig. 1

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Cyclized poly(phenylene sulfide) (c[n]PS), a byproduct of PPS production, was incorporated into a biodegradable plastic as movable crosslinkers.
Simply varying the molecular ring size enables control over both material toughness and the rate of enzymatic degradation, allowing the material lifetime to be tailored.

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Yoshinori Takashima

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