The IUPAC Polymer Division and Committee on Polymer Terminology have published “A Brief Guide to Polymer Nomenclature”.
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Materials will be marketed by Altuglas International as Plexiglas/Altuglas Rnew biopolymer alloys.
A Change of Perspective: From Polymer Reaction Engineering to Polynucleotide Replication
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Oral delivery of colon cancer drug
Scientists use micorencapsulated polymer nanoparticles to deliver the colon cancer drug 5-fluorouracil through the digestive system.
The Retirement of Hans Wolfgang Spiess and "New Paths" at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
A colloquium celebrates the retirement of Hans Wolfgang Spiess at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz.
Isoporous membranes of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide)
Asymmetric polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) membranes are generated using a combination of solution casting and phase inversion.
A Highly Electrophilic Dicationic Complex for Metathesis Polymerization
A highly electrophilic dicationic ruthenium-alkylidene complex is used in ring-opening metathesis polymerization and in cyclopolymerization.
Converting Instead of Adding – The Concept of Single Polymer Composites
A review of poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanofibrillar single polymer composites with superior mechanical performance.
Synergy between supramolecular chemistry and polymer synthesis
The reversibility of non-covalent interactions combined with the intrinsic macroscopic properties of covalent polymers opens new perspectives for the design of polymer materials.
Truly Universal? The Behavior of Linear Athermal Polymer Chains
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