Synthetic polymers are a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of daily life. From the hard plastics used in packaging and consumer products to biocompatible coatings for medical materials, to ...

The molecular mass of polymers is a critical factor that influences their properties and applications. Unlike small molecules, polymers consist of a distribution of molecular weights and shapes.

• We have developed a new polymer-blending technique with only a high-shear flow field without any additives. • We have enabled nano-scale dispersion of immiscible polymers by blending with high-shear ...

Researchers have developed a new method for coating large surfaces with transparent, electrically-conductive nanofiber thin films. Chemists and engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A team of Purdue University innovators hopes its new technology provides a more business-friendly option to utilize sustainable cellulose nanomaterials for use in vehicles, food ...

Today's advanced materials have become extremely complex in chemistry, structure and function, which means scientists need faster, more efficient ways to model and test new designs. J. Carson Meredith ...

Polymer gels are increasingly being integrated into enhanced oil recovery (EOR) strategies to address the challenges posed by heterogeneity in mature reservoirs. Designed as cross‐linked polymer ...

Flow process diagram. (A) An array of bottom-contact gold electrodes on SiO2∕Si and (Top Right) a close-up illustration of the electrode geometry. (B) A self-adsorbed monolayer (SAM) of ...

Researchers in India say they have discovered a new and simple way to probe how polymers behave at interfaces under different conditions. Their technique, which relies on magnetically polarizable ...

A technical paper titled “Clean assembly of van der Waals heterostructures using silicon nitride membranes” was published by researchers at University of Manchester, Imperial College London, National ...