In a paper published in Polymer Science & Technology, an international team of scientists explores an effective protocol for toughening vitrimers based on dioxaborolane metathesis through introducing ...
Contemporary polymer network materials, such as hydrogels and elastomers, require not only enhanced mechanical properties but also adaptability during or after use. Polymer mechanochemistry, which ...
When a spider is spinning its web, its silk starts out as liquid and quickly turns into a solid that is, pound for pound, sturdier than steel. They manage to create these impressive materials at room ...
Scientists describe their construction of complementary, internal, ion-gated, organic electrochemical transistors that are more amenable chemically, biologically and electronically to living tissues ...
Polymeric membranes have been widely used for liquid and gas separation in various industrial applications over the past few decades because of their exceptional ...
Ionomr Innovations Inc., a developer and manufacturer of the world's most advanced ion-exchange membrane and polymer solutions for the hydrogen (cleantech) economy, rounded out a highly successful ...