polymers have lifecycles and could be depolymerised at the end of life

Categories: Comparisons

An example of an extended metaphor in science journalism:

"The potential implications of this chemistry could be far-reaching. Mastering selective polymer backbone editing could change almost every aspect of the polymer lifecycle – from the way polymers are made to the functionalities they exhibit and to the ways they could be repurposed, upcycled and ultimately depolymerised at end of life."

James Mitchell Crow (2024) Editing polymer backbones, Chemistry World, February 2024. pp.48-51

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.