Natural polymers, such as gelatin, cellulose, alginate, chitin, starch, rubber, and fibrin, are used to develop green nanocomposites. Their use also expands to ...

Conducting polymers have emerged as a pivotal class of materials for advanced optoelectronic applications owing to their tunable molecular structure, ...

Polymer brushes are made up of continuous monomers that are attached to an interface by one chain link at a sufficiently high density for the polymers to extend outward from the substrate. These ...

Protein‐polymer conjugates represent a dynamic class of hybrid materials that combine the inherent biological function and specificity of proteins with the versatile properties of synthetic polymers.

Polymers play a vital role in medicine, they have widespread applications in drug delivery systems and biomedical devices because of their easy fabricability, low cost, chemical stability, and ...

Super absorbent polymers (SAPs) have quietly become one of the most influential material innovations of the modern era. Known for their extraordinary ability to absorb and retain large amounts of ...

Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...

Polymer-based dielectrics are widely used in different electrical and electronic devices like capacitors, power transmission cables, and microchips. To adapt to different working conditions, a range ...

Medical device manufacturers can leverage the good dielectric properties, lubricity, and biocompatibility of fluoropolymers to meet the demanding requirements of their devices. By Karl Graffte Since ...

DUBLIN, Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Water-Soluble Polymers Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report represents an in-depth analysis of the global ...

Baiqiang Huang (left), a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia, with UVA assistant professor Liheng Cai. Courtesy: Matt Cosner, University of ...