Tannin, an organic substance present in some seeds, barks, and other plant tissues, could hold the key to more sustainable and eco-friendly plastics manufacturing.
Engineering Digest: Featuring Shape Memory Elastomers, Textures, and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers!
When Industry Challenges Science
Polymer International is keen to bring industry and academia one step closer and create a communication channel through a new type of article: ‘Challenges to Industry’.
Polymers for Use in Wound Closure
Polymers could provide the basis for alternative wound closure options that are more effective and less painful than the traditional sutures or staples.
What is happening in Polymer Science?
Each year, the editors of Wiley’s Macromolecular Journals select the best content published in the journals to be featured in a special collection, the Best of Macromolecular Journals.
Catheter-associated Infections: Prevention using Polymers
Preventing catheter-associated infections using antibacterial drug-loaded polymers in catheter manufacturing.
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Manufacturing: Importance of Process Monitoring
The manufacturing process of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and its opportunities.
Elastomers in Targeted Delivery of Tumor-Fighting Drug Paclitaxel
Drug eluting elastomers could potentially control tumor growth using long-term targeted release of tumor fighting drugs.
Triazole-based Glassy Photopolymer Networks with Superior Tensile Toughness
Thermosetting photopolymers with high stiffness, strength and thermoplastic-like ductility.
Functionalization in the Injection Molding of Thermosets
Aachen Institute of Plastics Processing studies fiber-reinforced lightweight parts with a thermoset matrix.