Initiator chemical vapour deposition (iCVD) is an elegant and versatile technique with applications ranging from biotechnology to microelectronics.
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics
Equilibrium under pressure – the kinetics of iron-mediated ATRP
Buback and Matyjaszewski investigate the pressure dependence of iron-mediated atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).
Photonic materials – Cholesteric polymer films for lasing devices
Researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz optimize optical perfomance of cholesteric films based on polymeric materials for lasing devices.
The balance between combination and disproportionation in radical polymerization
Researcher from New Zealand present a mass spectrometric method for the determination of the mode of termination in radical polymerization.
Miniemulsions – Why does the droplet size matter?
Researchers from LPIM investigate how the droplet size affects the photopolymerizability of monomer miniemulsions.
The shape-memory effect in polymers
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics has published a new special issue on the shape-memory effect in polymers, guest-edited by Andreas Lendlein.
Non-birefringent and Birefringent Ring-Banded Spherulites in PLLA Thin Films
The formation of different ring-banded spherulites as a function of film thickness has been described by Taiwanese and Indonesian researchers.
Deposition of thin films by MAPLE
The use of MAPLE for the deposition of macromolecular thin films has been investigated by Princeton researchers.
Recent Trends in the Chemistry of Shape-Memory Polymers
Andreas Lendlein and coworkers investigate current approaches to shape-memory polymers, e.g., tailoring segment chemistry to integrate additional functions.
Through the Looking Glass Transition: Structure–Property Relationships in Ionic Liquids
Glass transition temperature has been used as a guide to thermal stability in ionic liquids.
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