Most polymers don’t mix—and that’s the point. Polymer alloys succeed by engineering the interface: use thermodynamics to predict separation, processing to sculpt morphology, and compatibilizers to ...
Last semester, assistant professor of chemistry Brooks Abel piloted a lab for Chemistry 12A, “Organic Chemistry,” to demonstrate recycling on a chemical level. Specifically, students decomposed ...
Detailed experiments provide new insights into the forces and mechanisms that influence polymer micelle formation and gelling ...
Thermoset polymers underpin many high-performance applications because covalent cross-linking yields stability, chemical resistance, and robust mechanics.
Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, ...
Albuquerque, N.M. — For the past three years a Sandia research team headed by Mat Celina has been investigating the performance of various piezoelectric polymer films that might one day serve as ultra ...
Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable electronics that interact with the nervous system—but creating polymers with ...
A research group comprising Shun Nanjo, a graduate student at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Arifin, a researcher at JSR Corporation, Professor Teruaki Hayakawa from ...
Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable electronics that interact with the nervous system – but creating polymers with ...