Polyurethane foam porosity affects the efficiency of ammonium removal from contaminated landfill leachate water.
Unexpected Polymer Degradation Mechanisms
Canadian authors show that primary amines are not essential for imidization decomposition reactions.
Come Closer and Let Us Shine: Recent Progress in AIE Polymers
Bin Liu and co-workers highlight recently developed AIE polymer systems from synthesis to properties and biological applications.
Conference Report: 36th Australasian Polymer Symposium
The 36th APS, which took place in Lorne, Victoria, from November 20-23, featured talks on a wide range of polymer science topics from both local and international speakers.
Nanoescapology: Progress toward Understanding the Endosomal Escape of Polymeric Nanoparticles
An introduction to the mechanisms governing internalization and trafficking in cells; and a discussion of methods to detect endosomal escape and recent advances in controlling endosomal escape from polymer- and lipid-based nanoparticles are presented in this recent Review.
Water-Borne Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposites
A comprehensive overview on the state-of-the-art of waterborne polymer/graphene nanocomposites focusing on high performance coatings and adhesives is presented by R. Tomovska et. al.
Polymer Reaction Modeling and The Origins of Life
A mechanistic model of nonenzymatic polynucleotide replication is developed using methods of polymer engineering
Feeling Blue – Cyanobacterial Polymer Delivers Drugs
Cyanobacterial polymer as a drug delivery vehicle.
The Functions of Chlorine in Aqueous-Processed High-Performance Polymer/CdTe Hybrid Solar Cells
The device performance of aqueous-processed polymer/CdTe hybrid solar cells is dramatically improved after incorporating CdTe nanocrystals with Cl.
Melt-Processed Semiconducting Polymer Blends for Flexible Devices
A collaborative team of researchers at Purdue University and the University of California Santa Cruz have reported a strategy that overcomes the issue of solvent by employing a melt-processing technique.