Converting natural biopolymers to sustainable bioplastics via structure engineering

Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5SC07592K, Review Article Xinlei Ji, Keyi Zhou, My Ha Tran, Xi Chen, Ning Yan This review analyzes the recent advances in structural engineering of natural biopolymers into sustainable bioplastics, focusing on reconstructing intrinsic networks into three crosslinked architectures and their effects on material properties.