Polymer International is keen to bring industry and academia one step closer and create a communication channel through a new type of article: ‘Challenges to Industry’.
Costas Kouroupis-Agalou, PhD
6th Polymer International-IUPAC Award: Call for Nominations
A call for nominations for the 6th Polymer International-IUPAC Award, which includes past winners such as Ali Khademhoessini, Molly Stevens and Richard Hoogenboom.
The ‘Big Bang’ Theory of 2D Materials
A new protocol is introduced for the quantitative analysis of 2D materials at the nano- and meso-scale fragmentation.
Reducing CO2 Emissions in China: A Realistic Scenario?
Global demand for transportation appears unlikely to decrease in the foreseeable future. China alone accounts for more than one-third of global demand in the transportation sector. Transportation demand in China has increased continuously with emissions reaching a...
Collagen, The Secret to Anti-Skin-Aging?
Oral ingestion of collagen hydrolysates increases the collagen content and antioxidant enzyme activities, and improves the appearance and structure of the skin.
How to Improve Alcohol-Free Wine
The current scientific knowledge on the topic of alcohol reduction in wine is reviewed in The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA).
Photoprotection or Photodamage? An Old But Unsolved Debate About Melanin
Over the past decade, melanin pigments and their subunits have attracted increasing interest as soft biocompatible functional materials with antioxidant properties for engineering high performance, low impact biocompatible optoelectronic devices, such as memory...
Could Polymers Replace Tissue Damaged by Breast Cancer?
Researchers synthesized a copolymer scaffold from Polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly-D, L-lactic acid (PDLLA) for potential breast tissue engineering.
Polymer Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Therapy
A novel method for preparing biodegradable polyurethane nanoparticles that will actively recognize cancer cells.
How Polymers Can Heal Wounds
For the first time n-BG particles are used to investigate their haemostatic efficacy in wound healing applications.