Real polymer systems include not only simple linear homopolymers, but also copolymers, branched architectures, crosslinked networks, and multicomponent formulations ...

Perovskite quantum dots are among the most celebrated materials in modern nanoscience, prized for their brilliant ...

Synthetic polymers play a crucial role in cell biology, serving as delivery vehicles for DNA and drugs, acting as fluorescent probes for cellular sensing, functioning as bioinks for tissue engineering ...

A controlled/"living" click polymerization method developed by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo and Nagoya University enables precise chain-growth of AB-type monomers—traditionally ...

Research led by a group from the University of Newcastle has found a new way to make silicone surfaces—and control how slippery they are. The work was published in the journal Chemistry of Materials.

Researchers at Cornell University have devised a new single-molecule microscopy method for studying polymers as they grow (Nat Chem. 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01363-2). “We see every monomer,” says ...

Researchers have developed an interpenetration-transformation strategy that enables topochemical polymerization in ...

Mitsuo Sawamoto is a polymer chemist who has developed "metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization," which uses metal ...