Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

Based on the interlocking structure of chainmail, this material has all the best parts of both solids and liquids.

Plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis, with thermosets among the most problematic materials. These durable plastics, used in car tires, replacement hip joints, and aerospace coatings, resist ...

Relationships between polymer structure (chemical composition, molecular weight and flexibility, intermolecular order and bonding, supermolecular structure) and practical properties (processability, ...

In an exciting twist, researchers at Northwestern University have come up with a new material that might just give ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

A structure of the Pd-based initiators was devised, leading to success in improving their activity for C1 polymerization. For example, it is now possible to prepare high molecular weight polymers ...

By manipulating the microstructure of a natural polyester, researchers in the US have developed a biodegradable adhesive ...

"We made a completely new polymer structure," said Northwestern's William Dichtel, the study's corresponding author. "It's similar to chainmail in that it cannot easily rip because each of the ...

High Internal Phase Emulsions (HIPEs) are a fascinating area of research in materials science, particularly for their applications in creating porous polymer structures. These emulsions consist of ...

Copolymers with hydrophobic polymers form nano-sized structures, such as micelles, nanoparticles and nanofibers, by self-assembly, leading to the production of various biomaterials. In this ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...