Anisotropic polymer particles formed with structural control through a simple pressing method.

Anisotropic polymer particles formed with structural control through a simple pressing method.
Researchers from the Sandia National Laboratories developed a new patterning technique where the patterned portion of the film is not exposed to UV light.
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The application of cyclodextrin-based host–guest interactions towards the fabrication of functional supramolecular assemblies and hydrogels is reviewed.
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A themed issue, guest-edited by Jean-François Lutz, Brent Sumerlin, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski highlights new developments in macromolecular engineering.
Latent catalysts allow for controlling the onset of polymerization exactly where and when needed.
A network of polymer crystalline fibrils generated in situ during spin-coating suppresses effectively dewetting of the diluted polymer solution.
An overview of recent progress in the field of CO2-responsive polymers is given including a detailed discussion about challenging research aspects.
Conjugated Polymers are synthesized via site-selective direct-arylation polycondensation reaction.