Researchers use molecular imprinting to develop a highly sensitive and selective nanorod biosensor with artificial antibodies.
Month: November 2012
Tuning high quantum efficiency in light-emitting organic materials
Researchers demonstrate that the fluorescence of PDPA in solid film can be tuned by copolymerization of monomers with different alkyl side chain lengths.
A Matter of Pressure – ATRP Equilibrium Constants for the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate
Researchers have now quantified the effect of pressure on the atom-transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate.
New avenue to integrated fiber technology
Researchers have given an overview of the principal inscription techniques and physical properties of fs pulse written in-fiber gratings for fiber optics.
Photoresponsive Azobenzene Block Copolymers: Novel Storage Materials for Rewritable Media
Block copolymers based on azobenzene-containing homo-polyesters have been investigated for use in future data storage technology.
Hopping or Rolling? Mechanisms for the Migration of Radical Chain Ends in RAFT Polymerization
Researchers have proposed mechanisms by which radical chain ends migrate around the surface in RAFT polymerization.
Twin Polymerization – A Theoretical Study on Combining Chemical Reactivity with Structure Formation
A. Auer and co-workers have now shown the application of atomistic calculations to unravel the elementary steps of the novel twin-polymerization reaction.
Renewable polymers from natural resources
Scientists from the USA and China report on the development of monomers and polymers from terpenes, terpenoids, and rosin.
Playing Ball with Liquid Metal Marbles: Breakthrough in Flexible Electronics
Researchers have developed a new system using galinstan liquid metal and nanoparticles, in what could be a major development for flexible and self-repairing electronics.
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