This overview article focuses on upconversion-luminescent nanoparticles/polymer nanohybrids and their new interesting applications.
A Pandora's Box of New Materials – Metallopolymers
A recent issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications is dedicated to this ever growing field of material science.
Journal of Polymer Science Poster Prize at the APS March Meeting
Three young polymer scientists are awarded the Journal of Polymer Science Poster Prize for DPOLY at the 2015 APS March meeting.
Enhanced Light Harvesting in Polymer Solar Cells
Enhanced light harvesting for polymer solar cells via ladder-type polymer donors.
Towards better polymer solar cell design
Italian and Germany researchers reveal secrets in interlayers and architectures of polymer solar cells.
The role of conjugated polymer nanoparticles in DNA sensing
In the newest issue of Advanced Science, researchers from Nanjing expose the advantages of using conjugated polymer nanoparticles for DNA sensing.
All aboard the polymer capsule!
Researchers at Melbourne University have developed a versatile method to quickly and easily load a diverse range of functional and therapeutic cargo into polymer capsules.
Model system predicts percentages of dead polymer chains
The fraction of dead chains can be predicted, allowing the polymer reaction system to be tuned to produce the desired percentage of live chains.
A supramolecular method to tune the LCST behavior of a thermoresponsive polymer
Researchers from Hangzhou, China present a supramolecular method to tune the LCST behavior of a thermoresponsive polymer using pillar[n]arenes.
Precision polymers through ADMET polymerization
Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization is a unique strategy for achieving polymers with precise control over the primary structure.