Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, such as the rigid structure of bone surrounded by pliable cartilage, ...

Indestructible barware. It’s the dream of those who want to spend all summer on a patio while avoiding the triple threat of ...

Roehm unveiled two acrylic-based copolymer compounds, Cyrolite GP-20, and MD zk6, at the 2023 MD&M West trade show on ...

The resulting polymer, comprising diethyl isopropenylphosphonate, propylene, and methyl acrylate units, features a unique composition that is challenging to achieve using standard radical ...

Hydrogels are soft, stretchy, Jell-O-like materials that are composed of mostly water and a bit of polymer structure. Researchers including groups at MIT have devised ways to make hydrogels that ...

Rooney, T.R. and Hutchinson, R.A. (2018) Monomer Structure and Solvent Effects on Copolymer Composition in (Meth)acrylate Radical Copolymerization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57, ...

Polymers like these are commonly used in car parts and as the “ink” for 3D-printed objects. The researchers are now exploring applications of the approach to other materials, such as rubber.

The role of water in the excellent biocompatibility of the acrylate-based polymers widely used for antibiofouling coating material has been realized previously. Here, we report femtosecond ...

Based on recent advancements in polymer science, a research group, led by Professor Hideyuki Otsuka of Tokyo Tech, has been working on a method to visualize polymer crystallization in real time. In a ...