Researchers from Living Proof, Inc., in coordination with Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describe the synthesis of over 300 waterborne polyurethanes and demonstrate their effectiveness for environmentally friendly, long-lasting, durable hair styling.
State of the Art in Applied Polymer Science
The Journal of Applied Polymer Science presents work exclusively authored by its advisory board members.
2018 DSM Life Time Achievement Awardee: Doros Theodorou
Greek scientist honored by Royal DSM NV for major contributions made to the field of molecular and meso-scale modeling of polymers.
Self-Sensing Polymer Composites
Strain-sensitive ‘smart’ materials that can monitor their own strain and internal damage state.
How Plasma Can Enhance 3D Printing
A team or Irish researchers evaluated the use of a barrel atmospheric plasma system for the treatment of the polymers acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polylactic acid polymer particles used in 3D printing.
Liquid Crystal/Hydrogel Biosensor Arrays
Biosensor arrays facbricated from two intertwinned polymeric networks.
Printing Touch Sensing Capabilities
Researchers create soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature.
Synergy Between Electrospinning and 3D Printing
Precision micromanufacturing of electrospun microfibers can create 3D scaffold structures which support the growth of tessellated microtissues.
Special Issue: Biochemistry of Protein‐Protein and Protein‐Lipid Interactions: Applications to Biotechnology
Special Issue: Biochemistry of Protein‐Protein and Protein‐Lipid Interactions: Applications to Biotechnology
Time to Engineer Macromolecular Reactions Intelligently
A new paradigm for inverse polymerization engineering is presented by leading experts in the field.