Regenerating Plastic Grows Back After Damage

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article describes researchers' development of a material similar to plastic that regenerates or grows back after damage. Researchers have discovered that the material is similar to biologic regenerative functions in living organisms and works by bonding to the damaged area and filling the holes and cracks to repair itself.

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Direct Link: https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/204593

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: informational text, text complexity, bonds, plastics, polymers, regenerate, chemical change, regenerative

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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