Plastic, once ingenious for its durability and versatility, has become a global environmental issue that is affecting every aspect of life. This, in turn, is fueling the development of degradable ...

Abstract: Variable duty cycle pulsed plasma polymerization process is an effective technique to control film chemistry and deposition rate, thereby controlling film thickness. In the present ...

Achieving living/controlled supramolecular polymerization (LCSP) of proteins in vitro remains a longstanding challenge in biomaterials science. Here, we find that several native proteins, upon ...

Polyisocyanides are polymers distinguished by their helical structures, where the helix's winding direction (right- or left-handed) can be controlled through catalysts designed for synthesizing chiral ...

From a technical standpoint, conventional emulsions can be understood as oil-in-water emulsions, whereby the continuous phase is water. Inverse emulsions are the opposite, for example, water-in-oil ...

Scanning ultraviolet (UV) light through a slit can boost the efficiency of photopolymerization reactions and produce polymers with higher molecular weight, reveal scientists from Tokyo Tech. This ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Among the different polymerization techniques, frontal polymerization (FP) has gained ...