New polymer design breaks the trade-off between strength and recyclability
New robust and chemically recyclable polymers. The introduction of a directing group enables the catalytic cleavage of strong chemical bonds, ...
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Bioengineers develop new environmentally friendly adhesive polymer
Study of the adhesion property of the combination patch αLA-MS4 + spray αLA-MS2 on bovine tendon. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: ...
Polymer science team develops additive capable of “recycling” a wide range of plastics
Credit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2023). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316248 There is no need to remember that plastic production and pollution have ...
Scientists create method to bind hydrogels and other polymer materials using chitosan
This illustration shows how two hydrogels (shown in blue) can be linked in different ways by thin films of chitosan ...
A novel high-concentration solid polymer electrolyte for high-voltage lithium-metal batteries
Schematic of the design logic of single-phase solid polymer electrolytes based on polymer blends. Credit: Natural energy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01443-0 ...
New process enables complete recovery of raw materials from strong polymer composites
A polymer, functionalized carbon fibers and a cross-linking agent are mixed and cured. The components can be recovered by adding ...
Molecularly designing polymer networks to control acoustic damping
The two different types of polymer architectures with dynamic bonds at cross-linking points. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at ...
Integrating nanodiamonds into a polymer can advance quantum computing and biological studies
Cylindrical microstructures formed by a photoresist doped with different proportions of nanodiamond are presented in these scanning electron microscope images. ...
