A method developed by researchers from KIT and Jacobs University Bremen enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and functions.
Polymer Science
A little on a lot versus a lot on a little – the printing revolution
Roll-to-roll printing gives organic electronics a competitive edge.
Exploring quality in gradient copolymers
Atomic force microscopy was used to image and characterize the gradient composition in single molecular bottlebrushes.
Electron-beam lithography: an old dog with new tricks
Technique finds new use in patterning polymers to control cells and proteins.
200 000 years of practical experience: The science and technology of adhesives
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering has published two special issues on the science and technology of adhesive materials and bio-inspired adhesives, guest-edited by Hadi Izadi and Alexander Penlidis.
Macromolecular prodrugs for controlled delivery of ribavirin
Conjugation of ribavirin to a carrier polymer prevents association of the drug with the red blood cells and thus overcomes the origin of the main side effect.
Equilibrium under pressure – the kinetics of iron-mediated ATRP
Buback and Matyjaszewski investigate the pressure dependence of iron-mediated atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).
Laser as Sniffer Dog for Explosives
A new compact sensor system based on an LED pumped polymer laser detects explosive vapors quickly and sensitively.
Remotely Controlled Colloids, Interfaces, and Biosystems
The first topical Special Issue of Particle & Particle Systems Characterization – guest edited by Gleb Sukhorukov, Igor Luzinov, and Sergiy Minko.
Photonic materials – Cholesteric polymer films for lasing devices
Researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz optimize optical perfomance of cholesteric films based on polymeric materials for lasing devices.
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