CAS researchers report an improved method to fabricate Cu/SWCNT/Cu sandwich-type laminated nanocomposites.
Polymer Research at BAM – The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
A special issue of Macromol. Chem. Phys. presents recent polymer research at the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing.
Converting Instead of Adding – The Concept of Single Polymer Composites
A review of poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanofibrillar single polymer composites with superior mechanical performance.
Synergy between supramolecular chemistry and polymer synthesis
The reversibility of non-covalent interactions combined with the intrinsic macroscopic properties of covalent polymers opens new perspectives for the design of polymer materials.
Truly Universal? The Behavior of Linear Athermal Polymer Chains
Researchers find a universal pair distribution function for polymers in the long-chain limit.
A Matter of Pressure – ATRP Equilibrium Constants for the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate
Researchers have now quantified the effect of pressure on the atom-transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate.
Photoresponsive Azobenzene Block Copolymers: Novel Storage Materials for Rewritable Media
Block copolymers based on azobenzene-containing homo-polyesters have been investigated for use in future data storage technology.
Hopping or Rolling? Mechanisms for the Migration of Radical Chain Ends in RAFT Polymerization
Researchers have proposed mechanisms by which radical chain ends migrate around the surface in RAFT polymerization.
Twin Polymerization – A Theoretical Study on Combining Chemical Reactivity with Structure Formation
A. Auer and co-workers have now shown the application of atomistic calculations to unravel the elementary steps of the novel twin-polymerization reaction.
Renewable polymers from natural resources
Scientists from the USA and China report on the development of monomers and polymers from terpenes, terpenoids, and rosin.