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# Researchers develop bamboo bioplastic with ‘exceptional’ mechanical strength
- URL: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/researchers-develop-bamboo-bioplastic-with-exceptional-mechanical-strength/
- Published: 2025-11-18T14:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-18T14:06:03.000Z
- Author: Packaging Europe staff writers
- Tags: Collaboration, Renewables, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:54

**According to a** [**paper**](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63904-2?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **published by** [**Nature Communications**](https://www.nature.com/ncomms/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)**, researchers at China’s** [**Northeast Forestry University**](https://en.nefu.edu.cn/index.htm?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **have discovered a bamboo-based bioplastic said to** ‘**outperform’ most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics and be fully biodegradable.**

Researchers Hongying Tang, Zhihan Tong, Rui Zhang, Xiaona Li, Suqing Zeng, Dawei Zhao and Haipeng Yu reportedly created a molecular engineering strategy to fabricate high-strength bamboo molecular plastics (BM-plastics) through a solvent-regulated shaping process. By using solvents to disassemble bamboo’s hydrogen-bond network and molecular stimulation to reconstruct dense hydrogen-bond interactions, the researchers achieved a bioplastic with ‘exceptional mechanical strength’ (tensile strength: 110 MPa, flexural modulus: 6.41 GPa), thermal stability (over 180 °C), and versatile processability via injection, moulding and machining techniques.

The BM-plastic apparently maintains full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength. The paper states that this development will establish a method for transforming bamboo cellulose into high-performance materials, seeking to offer a viable pathway to mitigate plastic pollution and fossil resource dependence.

In similar news, a research team at the [College of Natural Resources and Environment](https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.b00YhNV2Nr0-2BaZn7eVNAdedsCuWddcYIv57CDlCRtiY-3DH0-y%5FpIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg1tvCFhSNw21Sk5NkZK33h6U9YzCAHR3q5cj-2B4ZdMcnXOQB7UY-2FQ9Ql-2BvbZ0k-2BkGeXJ15Fe7z2ghhfjjgasTs-2F3h1IKWM6r8-2BiCXVZP03G0JTaX-2BxGakYcfy6yazRz7StJcZVBo0yf7Xh9kWuldY5i7ClMOFdcTrUuWoDodmsmJYPb9HgLr1p3CdxBk9goujwTFkVWLSGrJePyRSbXMTAnszorFii2orrvT8zzN9dSVontA3Xpiro9XF-2FQGoQ-2FF3kfGfW5tdUn6cQZVK3-2BfYy4mupHS0p-2FqQG-2FKg3cL8c7-2BA92KkslC3uCqRVVLKIABV6Ya-2FlTs4lxxHcvjuNLBgZ1s-3D&ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) in [Virginia Tech University](https://www.vt.edu/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), USA claim to have [proved](https://packagingeurope.com/news/researchers-say-spray-coated-bioplastics-layers-can-improve-barrier-properties-for-paper-packaging/13592.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) that biodegradable bioplastics can form durable, protective films on paper using a spray-coating technique, improving strength and barrier properties. Young-Teck Kim from the Macromolecules Innovation Institute led a team that used a spray-coating method that replaces the extrusion process typically used to apply bioplastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).

Earlier this year [AIMPLAS](https://www.aimplas.net/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), [Potato Bioplastics](https://potatobioplastics.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) and [Gaviplas](https://www.gaviplas.es/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) launched a [project](https://packagingeurope.com/news/aimplas-and-partners-seek-to-strengthen-flexible-bioplastics-in-new-project/13011.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) set to bolster the [mechanical and barrier properties](https://packagingeurope.com/news/aimplas-and-partners-seek-to-strengthen-flexible-bioplastics-in-new-project/13011.article?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) of flexible bioplastic packaging in the food, cosmetics, personal hygiene, detergent, and cleaning sectors. The project seeks to improve the protective qualities and extend the shelf life of biodegradable and/or compostable bioplastics, assisting in the phase-out of fossil-based, non-biodegradable plastics.

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