Amino acids and peptides may provide biodegradable glasses through a heating-quenching procedure

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add8105

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202303/19/WS6416a55da31057c47ebb5467.html

Researchers led by YAN Xuehai from the CAS Institute of Process Engineering have fabricated a family of eco-friendly glasses of biological origin, using biologically-derived amino acids or peptides through heating-quenching, a classic industrial procedure. They chemically modified amino acids and peptides at their ends so they form a super-cooled liquid before decomposition. The glasses exhibited good glass-forming abilities and optical characteristics, and were amenable to three-dimensional-printed additive manufacturing and mold casting.

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