Team finds double helix structure in synthetic macromolecule

Friday, March 8, 2019 - 16:20 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers in the College of Science and College of Engineering have discovered that a high-strength polymer called “PBDT” has a rare double helix structure, opening possibilities for use in a variety of applications. This discovery, recently published in Nature Communications, comes as an extension of the development of a polymer ion-gel, which promises to outperform conventional […]

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