Thermoplastics are used to make a variety of everyday items. These polymers are distinguished by their ability to soften when heated and harden when cooled. In their molten state, they can be ...

Polymeric materials exhibit a rich array of mechanical behaviours that are intimately linked to their microstructure and processing history. At their core, properties such as elasticity, yield ...

A newly designed robust mechanophore provides early warning against mechanical failure while resisting heat and UV, report ...

What if we could invent materials that can repair themselves when damaged? Polymer molecules in various states – solid, melt, solution – are susceptible to covalent bond changes in response to ...

Polymeric nanoparticles are nanoscale-sized objects constructed from polymers such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA), with applications in the in vitro delivery of ...

A research team at the Convergence Research Center for Solutions to Electromagnetic Interference in Future-mobility (SEIF) at ...

Rheological measurements are among the simplest and most informative ways to discover the dynamics of polymeric fluids and solids. Linear, or small amplitude, rheology gives a “fingerprint” of the ...

A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...