Researchers fabricate conducting films using aqueous dispersions of poly(EDTT-co-EDOT)/PSS and (poly(EDTT-co-EDOT-MeOH)/PSS).
Ratiometric fluorescence sensing
Researchers from Coimbra (Portugal), Wuppertal (Germany), and Santa Barbara (USA) present a cationic fluorene-thiophene diblock copolymer for ratiometric sensing of both halide ions and DNA.
Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
A Microscopic View of Smart Solvent-Responsive Hairy Nanoparticles
The solvent-responsive behavior of amphiphilic gold nanoparticles modified with polymer brushes is investigated using coarse-graining molecular dynamics simulations.
70 Years of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
A special anniversary issue of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, authored by leading experts in polymer science.
Flexible ITO-Free Polymer Solar Cells
Many efficient polymer solar cells include ITO. Yet this material is not well-suited for large-scale production.
Recent Trends in Shape-Memory Polymers
The Trend article by Andreas Lendlein discusses the main synthetic challenges of designing shape-memory polymers.
DNA prefers to dive head first into nanopores
Brown University researchers have observed and analyzed the movement of individual molecules of DNA using a nanoporous material.
Sputtering of PET
Etching of PET in a plasma has been mimicked in a particle beam experiment by exposing spin-coated PET samples to quantified fluxes ions and atoms.
Advances in Actively Moving Polymers
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering has published a new special issue, guest-edited by Andreas Lendlein.