Researchers have shown that surface modification with polymer brushes reduces fouling and adhesion of whole blood, blood plasma or blood cells.
Shedding light on miniemulsion polymerization
The reaction characteristics of miniemulsion polymerization are elucidated via a series of experiments and modeling.
Towards economic conjugated polymers
Hu’s group at SCUT investigate alkyne-based multicomponent polymerization to afford polymers from three or more kinds of monomers in a one-pot procedure.
Open Access Articles in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science in 2015
Online Open articles are freely available to all on the Wiley Online Library. In 2015 the Journal of Applied Polymer Science saw 12 Online Open articles, listed below. Controlling water permeability of composite films of polylactide acid, cellulose, and...
Supramolecular Assembly for Responsive Polymers
General designing concepts and chemical strategies using supramolecular assemblies for the synthesis of responsive polymers are highlighted.
Perfectly Precise Polymerization
Precise control of the primary, secondary, and tertiary structure is a significant new development in synthetic polymer chemistry. Using techniques inspired by other disciplines, it is now possible to synthesize a variety of monodisperse, sequence-defined a variety...
Using polymer therapies to fight HIV
A review in Macromolecular Bioscience highlights the current uses and potential new development of polymeric therapies in the fight against HIV.
Best Covers of 2015 in the Journal of Polymer Science
The Journal of Polymer Science features the top covers and the articles that produce them from 2015.
Journal of Polymer Science dedicates issue to Professor Edward J. Kramer
The Journal of Polymer Science dedicates a special issue to the late Professor Edward J. Kramer that is free to read for a limited time.
Tethered or untethered? Monte Carlo simulation for surface-polymer interactions
In their recent Feature Article, Vienna researchers investigate the determination of critical adsorption points