... the potential uses of new, soy-oil-based polymers known as "hydrogels." Chemists developed the soy ... -based hydrogels as a biodegradable alternative to the synthetic polymers now used, including polyacrylic acid and polyacrylamide ...
... class of materials called “conducting polymers.” Conducting polymers are smart materials that can mimic biological ...
... indicated that the graphene changes large regions of the polymer radiating out from the nanoparticle surfaces in a percolating network ... -based nanocomposites.” Next researchers are studying the polymer’s electroconductivity, quantifying and optimizing the results with the goal ...
... and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties ...
... , bioactive protein," explained García. In this case, the polymer presented controlled amounts of an engineered protein ... of tiny clinical-grade titanium cylinders with the polymer brushes. Then engineers Petrie and Garc ...
... students in materials science and engineering, developed a polymer of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and trifluoroethylene which, with the addition ... . They found that by altering the amounts of the various chemical components of the polymer, they could tune the dielectric property and energy density ...
... family of biodegradable polymers called polyketals and their derivatives may improve treatment for such inflammatory illnesses as acute ... the large and small intestines to swell. The new polymer has the advantage of stability in both acids and bases ...
... . At the nanoscale, processes such as nanoimprint lithography squeeze polymers to form patterns during the manufacture of semiconductor ... . The research is a significant step forward in the understanding of polymer deformation that is directly related to nanoscale manufacturing ...
Scientists putting the squeeze on thin films of polystyrene have discovered that at very short length scales the polymer doesn't play by the rules...
Scientists putting the squeeze on thin films of polystyrene have discovered that at very short length scales the polymer doesn't play by the rules.
Chemists in Japan have created light-driven polymer films that walk like inchworms and move like robotic arms
... of properties and uses. The image shows such a multi-layered polymer colloid and was taken with a transmission electron microscope ... team has worked on a number of other processes that coated polymers in forms of protection but they all required a number of steps ...
... materials scientists have been experimenting with a corkscrew-like polymer structure called a gyroid. Now an international ...
... , and colleagues describe the design and synthesis of a new polymer, or plastic, for use in solar cells that has significantly greater ... the material's photovoltaic properties. This silole-containing polymer can also be crystalline, giving it great potential as an ingredient ...
Hans-Jörg Schneider and Kazuaki Kato introduce polymers that respond to chemical and biological stimuli through movement
