Researchers from Jena have systematically studied the thin-film properties of a novel class of conjugated polymers.
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics
70 Years of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
A special anniversary issue of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, authored by leading experts in polymer science.
Recent Trends in Shape-Memory Polymers
The Trend article by Andreas Lendlein discusses the main synthetic challenges of designing shape-memory polymers.
Protein-PEG Hydrogels for Mechanically-Demanding Tissue Engineering Applications
It has been shown that resilin-like polypeptides are a potential material for cardiovascular tissue engineering.
Green Economy and Bio-Based Plastics
Rolf Mülhaupt investigates the dreams and reality of “green polymer chemistry”.
A Highly Electrophilic Dicationic Complex for Metathesis Polymerization
A highly electrophilic dicationic ruthenium-alkylidene complex is used in ring-opening metathesis polymerization and in cyclopolymerization.
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.
Designing and Processing Biodegradable Materials: On the Crystallization Behavior of Poly(lactide)s
Japanese researchers report a novel hetero-stereocomplex formation for isotactic (S)- and (R)-configured biodegradable polyesters.
Tuning high quantum efficiency in light-emitting organic materials
Researchers demonstrate that the fluorescence of PDPA in solid film can be tuned by copolymerization of monomers with different alkyl side chain lengths.
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.
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