Improving food storage with biodegradable polymers that can prevent food products from rapidly spoiling and help the growing difficulty of waste build up in the environment.
Bottlebrush Polymers: A Green Strategy for Purifying Natural Gas
A novel polymer membrane removes impurities from natural gas without the need for toxic solvents.
International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technologies 2019
On 8-10 August 2019, Texas A&M University will welcome polymer scientists from the USA and abroad for an engaging two and a half days of talks. We are excited to announce that the 15th International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technologies (PAT 2019) will...
Recent Trends in Polymer Reaction Engineering
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering presents recent progress in innovative processes and enabling technologies, guest edited by John Tsavalas and Kim McAuley
Self-Healing Polymers for Marine Applications
Seawater‐assisted, self‐healing, metal–catechol polyurethanes show promise in marine environments.
Journal of Polymer Science Book Prize Winners at the 2019 ACS Spring Meeting
Young scientists recognized for their work in polymer science.
Writing a Wrong: Coupled RNA Polymerase II Transcription and RNA Quality Control
Processing and maturation of precursor RNA species is coupled to RNA polymerase II transcription. Co‐transcriptional RNA processing helps to ensure efficient and proper capping, splicing, and 3′ end processing of different RNA species to help ensure quality control of the transcriptome.
Polymers to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections
Antimicrobial polymers as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotic treatments.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications: Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly
Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) has become increasingly popular over the last decade. Macromolecular Rapid Communications has dedicated a special issue to this exciting field.
Unearthing the Antimicrobial Properties of a Forgotten Polymer
Re-exploring poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) as a novel antimicrobial polymer.