#composites, #sustainability, #vitrimer, #recyclableresin, #biocomposite, #bioresins I have been seeing articles in several different things that I read about a new class of polymers that is rather intriguing.  These polymers are called “vitrimers”.  Polymers that were processable by covalent bond exchange reactions (movable and reconfigurable covalent crosslinks) were developed initially in the 1990’s at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).  James Economy’s gr

#composites, #orthopedics, #medicaldevices, #hipreplacement, #fibers, #resins Hello everyone, I’m back for my first post in 2026.  I hope everyone had a great holiday and is ready to start this year strong – I know I am.  I’m gong to diverge a bit from the sustainability rant that I have been on for the last several months and talk a bit about composites in orthopedics and how composite materials are replacing metals – especially titanium – in orthopedics, both the implanted

#composites, #sustainability, #recycledplastic, #methanolysis, #resins I saw an interesting post this week from an unlikely source that...

#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #carbonfiber, #thermoplastics, #recycledfiber There seem to be more new entrants into the use...

#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins, #windenergy This week I thought I would give everyone some updates in the...

#composites, #sustainability, #plantbased, #rbioresin, #resins One of the things that I wrote about in the book that I have coming out is...

#composites, #sustainability, #thermoplastics, #recycledfibers, #recycledresin I saw an article in Composites World this week that I...

#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins I heard about this a few days before it was announced at JEC World in Paris. ...

#composites, #vinylgroup, #styrene, #acrylics, #polyvinylchloride, #resins This week I’m going to finish the polyester/epoxy resin part...

#composites, #toxicchemicals, #epoxy, #bpa, #epichlorohydrin, #bisphenol-a, #resin As promised, this week I’m going to write about the...

#composites, #microplastics, #foreverchemicals, #environmentaltoxins, #microfibers, #recycledresins I’ve been reading quite a bit about...

#composites, #sustainability, #certification, #recycledfiber, #recycledresin, #recycling, #reclaimedfiber, #reclaimedresin I’ve seen some...

#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased First I want to wish everyone a great holiday. ...

#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #polyester, #recyclepolyester, #oldboats The short answer is yes, it is possible and it is even...

#composites, #sustainability, #offshorewind, #fibers, #resins, #renewableenergy There is an article in Composites World this week...

#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased As it turns out, there is quite a bit going on,...

#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased, #bioresin There is an article in the latest...

#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased This week I’m going back to sustainability for...

#composites, #sustainability, #flaxfiber, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased Earlier this month I talked about flax...

#composites, #plantbased, #biobased, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #naturalfiber Just as an explanation for why I haven’t posted in...