Due to their optoelectronic properties, conjugated polymers play a crucial role in flexible electronics, organic light-emitting technology, and organic photovoltaics. These specialty polymers, however ...

Polymer capsules can store functional substances such as drugs and fragrances, making them widely used in functional ...

A research team in Ehime University prepared a new type of synthetic polymer, which can be degraded into a combination of well-defined low molecular weight compounds under very mild acidic conditions.

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed a polymerization technology that enables the synthesis of degradable ...

Traditional polyesters are obtained via ring-opening polymerization (ROP), but significant research is currently directed at designing new biodegradable vinyl polymers with esters groups in the ...

Abby Rolston became aware of the amount of plastic waste that’s thrown away each day while working as a veterinary assistant. Today her research is focused on the degradation of blended polymers ...

As soon as degradation starts, the conversation inevitably turns to how it occurred. It might be thought that the solution to this question is commonly known. However, it is not so. The good news is ...

Polymer materials play a vital role in today's medicine. While many applications demand for long-lasting devices, others benefit from materials that disintegrate once their job is done. The design of ...

Polymerization by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a simple method for modifying surfaces by which topologically challenging substrates can be evenly coated with polymers. In the journal Angewandte ...

A new type of degradable synthetic polymer was prepared by Rh-catalyzed three-component polymerization of a bis (diazocarbonyl) compound, bis (1,3-diketone), and tetrahydrofuran. The resulting polymer ...