How the new plastic was made (IMAGE) RIKEN Caption The key event in making the new plastic was desalting. This stabilized the cross links. resalting reveres the interactions and causes the plastic to disolve. Credit RIKEN Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.