Richard Jansen
“The new materials have a different combination of stiffness and stretchiness compared to both existing bioplastics and traditional plastics. They can also inherit the properties of the original plant, meaning parsley plastic could have antioxidant properties, or cinnamon plastic could be antibacterial.”
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http://www.tcetoday.com/latest%20news/2014/august/italian-team-builds-better-bioplastics.aspx