Synthetic polymers are a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of daily life. From the hard plastics used in packaging and consumer products to biocompatible coatings for medical materials, to ...

Hybrid paper-polymer material systems are becoming mainstream solutions for lightweight structural components. Their growth ...

Polymer additives play a critical role in the processing and performance of polymer materials. These additives are substances included in the polymer matrix during manufacturing to modify the material ...

Semiconducting polymer nanomaterials are advanced π-conjugated polymers with alternating double and single bonds, which allow for π-electron delocalization and intermolecular π−π interactions. Unlike ...

Polymer materials have become increasingly important across various industrial applications due to their distinctive physical and chemical properties. Among these, Young's modulus is a key mechanical ...

Kastar, a Chinese high-tech sealant manufacturer and contributor to the country's silane-modified polymer (MS Polymer) ...

Polymer materials, *1 such as plastics, rubber, and textiles, are widely used in our daily lives. The research group led by Professor Daisuke Suzuki established a new recycling method that prevents ...

A new technique builds inorganic and polymer battery electrolytes at the same time, in the same vessel. This 'one-pot' in-situ method creates a controlled, homogeneous blend, pairing the conductivity ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new class of materials that blends the hardness of glass with the stretchability of gels. The new materials – which they have termed ...