Steps to Perform Contamination Analysis in Polymers
How to develop an analytical testing strategy to narrow sources of contamination in plastics, raw materials, and final products
Polymers
Building a Better Biosensor Polymer
Conquering a chemical challenge to control the structure of a polymer opens a path to better biosensors
How Citrus Makes Transparent Wood 100 Percent Renewable
An extract from orange juice production is used to create the polymer that restores delignified wood's strength and allows light to pass through
Neural Networks Used to Rethink Material Design
Rice lab's new strategy puts evolution of microscopic structures on fast track
Conductive Polymer Ink Paves Way for Next-Gen Printed Electronics
A high-conductivity n-type polymeric ink for printed electronics
Research Helps Rescue Street Art from Vandals' Graffiti
Researchers report novel, environmentally friendly techniques that quickly and safely remove over-paintings on street art
Making Cleaner, Greener Plastics from Waste Fish Parts
If developed successfully, a fish-oil based polyurethane could help meet the immense need for more sustainable plastics, says researcher
Big Breakthrough for 'Massless' Energy Storage
New structural battery performs ten times better than all previous versions and could greatly reduce the weight of electric vehicles and other technology
An Optimized Flow Chemistry Method for Synthesizing Well-Defined Polymers
RAFT polymerization in flow chemistry reactors—a fast screening approach
New Catalyst Makes Styrene Manufacturing Cheaper, Greener
Using their new catalyst, the researchers were able to achieve a single-pass yield of 91 percent