The action of a self-oscillating polymer gel controls the direction of fluid flow within a confined space using a system of polymer brush pentagons.
Polymer Science
Polymers and Light
The interaction of matter with light has fascinated scientists for centuries. The field of polymer science has not been immune to this enchantment and progress in new controlled ways to use light to produce new materials is rapidly evolving to more sophisticated systems.
Thermosetting Polymer Films with Tunable Mechanical Properties from Renewable Resources
The use renewable resources to prepare thermosetting polymer films with tunable mechanical properties is demonstrated in a new paper. These exciting results highlight the possibility of combining two structurally different renewable materials to prepare cross-linked networks with varying and tunable mechanical properties.
Metal-Coordination Polymers from Controlled Radical Polymerization
Metal-coordination polymers are fabricated via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization in a direct fashion.
Well-Defined fluorinated copolymers via organometallic mediated radical polymerization
The synthesis of fluorinated copolymers via organometallic mediated radical polymerization is reported in a new Communication published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
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.
Inspired by Nature: Intelligent Nanofiber Composites
Prof. Korley and co-workers explore the design principles used to develop environmentally-responsive materials that serve as release agents, sensors, switches, and actuators.
Electrospun Nanostructures for Chemical and Optical Sensors
Researchers from South Korea and from Italy present recent progress in sensing principles.
Photonic Crystals from Block Copolymer Brushes
Grubbs and co-workers review developments in brush block copolymer (BBCP) self-assembly toward photonic crystal applications. In this rapidly developing field, questions regarding the conformation of BBCPs and the formation of new morphologies provide further research opportunities.
Design of Catalysts for Organocatalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: An Overview
A proposed mechanism for O-ATRP to discern the photophysical and chemical design principles that enable an organic molecule to serve as a catalyst for O-ATRP is described.
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