The PEtOx-b-LPEI copolymer could have important applications in gene delivery and gene silencing as a polymeric vector.
Cleaner water through tunable catalysis
Switchable hydrogels simplify water purification through tunable catalysis.
Novel Fused Heteroacenes for Thin-Film Transistors
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, designed a novel fused heteroacene with high hole mobility for solution processed thin-film transistors.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for August 2, 2012
The University of Kiel’s aerographite maintains its grip at the top of the Advanced Materials Top 40 this week.
White LEDs directly on paper
White LEDs, made from zinc oxide and a conducting polymer, can be manufactured directly on paper.
Hierarchical Microlattice Structure Increase Specific Strength
Researchers describe a rapid method for fabricating a low density polymer microlattice with structural organization on two length scales and very interesting properties.
Polyolefin Reaction Engineering
Written by two world-renowned authors with experience in industry and academia, this unique engineering approach uses elegant mathematical modeling techniques to relate polymerization conditions, reactor and catalyst type to polyolefin properties. [XXIV, 328...
July Highlights from physica status solidi
Spin Hall effects, scintillators, and nanotubes – these and more in July’s physics highlights.
Advanced Materials Top 40 for July 19, 2012
Work on the synthesis of Aerographite, a new type of ultra-lightweight material, moves up five places to number 1 in this week’s Advanced Materials top 40.
Liquid Crystal-Based Microactuators
A two-dimensional microarray is fabricated from a crosslinked liquid crystalline polymer containing azobenzene groups.