Researchers improve zeolite-polymer gas separation membranes with liquid sulfolane for better carbon dioxide capture.
Poly(2-oxazoline)s – a platform for well-defined polymer architectures and biomaterials
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications has been dedicated to poly(2-oxazoline)s & related pseudo-polypeptides – a growing field of research.
New behavior observed in shape memory polymers
Researchers from Arts et Métiers ParisTech describe a shape properties effect in a shape memory polyurethane.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
A model for chiral polymer synthesis
The synthesis of a chiral polymer can be performed in chiral liquid crystals. It could be a model to understand asymmetric polymer synthesis in biology.
BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research inaugurate graphene lab
International team of scientists will research into carbon-based materials for use in energy storage systems and electronic applications.
Polymer wrinkles with a purpose
Researchers have found that the wavelength of polymer wrinkles relates to their mechanical properties, a discovery with applications for material synthesis.
A new polymer for medical siRNAs
Researchers have developed PP75, a biodegradable, lipid membrane polymer to improve the clinical potential of small interfering RNAs.
Glassy Polymers from ROMP
Researchers from the Princeton University show that the glass transition temperature of norbornene polymers can be raised drastically by adding a phenyl side group.
Two in One – Polymers With Two Different Organometallic Cores
Canadian researchers now synthesized polymers that contain two different organometallic cores by post modification of organoiron poly(alkynyl methacrylates) with dicobalt hexacarbonyl.