Alex Palma-Cando and Ullrich Scherf discuss the synthesis, properties, and applications of electrochemically generated thin films of microporous polymer networks.
Method of moments: A magic wand for model-based reversible-deactivation radical polymerization
Chinese scientists present an advanced modeling approach that will help to promote lab-scale research to industrial applications
Ultralight aerogels conduct electricity
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created soft polymer materials capable of thermoelectric energy generation.
Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications presents selected highlights in the exciting field of ionic liquid-based polymers.
Could Polymers Replace Tissue Damaged by Breast Cancer?
Researchers synthesized a copolymer scaffold from Polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly-D, L-lactic acid (PDLLA) for potential breast tissue engineering.
Synthetic polymer meshes offer great potential to translate IPSCs
A patient-derived stem cell source offers great potential for individual-tailored cell therapies and regenerative medicine.
Board’s choice: Polymer Photocatalysts, Polymer Mechanochemistry and Multicomponent Polymerizations
The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2016.
A complete model of acrylamide polymerization
Scientists from Canada and Slovakia present an improved mechanistic description of acrylamide polymerization under industrially-relevant conditions
Targeting cancer with polymeric thioxanthones
Researchers successfully prepare polymeric thioxanthones, which were shown to be used as potential anticancer and radiotherapy agents.
Conducting Polymeric Materials
In a recent issue, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics published a special section on conducting polymeric materials guest-edited by Søren Hvilsted.