Researchers create a new and elegant way of producing nanostructured microparticles, yielding a vibrant palette of colors from a single polymer brush.
Conjugated polymer windows redirect light to solar cells
Luminescent solar concentrators based on a conjugated polymer redirect light from inside and out.
Microrobots against harmful polymers in water bodies
Czech researchers developed self-propelled microrobots that decompose complex solid pollutants, such as single use and disposable textile fibers.
Treating tracheal defects using flexible polymeric biomaterials
Damaged trachea can now be regenerated and customized with the help of engineered biomaterials, replacing the need for prosthesis.
Green solvents for polymer dissolution
Researchers explore challenges and opportunities in the development of new green solvents for polymer chemistry.
One-shot radical polymerization for hydrogels
Synthesis of multi-purpose double network hydrogels via one-shot radical polymerization.
Polymer surface wettability: Superhydrophobic and super quick
Researchers at KIT in Germany demonstrate reverse surface wettability by salinization.
New smart materials from ionic liquid–polymer composites
The combination of ionic liquids with polymers allows the development of smart materials with superior properties and tailored functionalities for several areas of application.
Polymers clean up mercury, oil spills, nitrogen runoff, and more
A new class of polymers to clean up mercury pollution that can be produced sustainably on a large scale from elemental sulfur and renewable plant oils.
Soft polymers reinforce a new, bioinspired composite
Researchers reinforced aluminum with polymer waste and obtained a new materials with unexpected material.