Their research, published in the Chinese Journal of Polymer Science on May 17, 2024, details the creation of PBS vitrimers (PBSVs) that offer improved thermal, mechanical, and melt characteristics, ...

Modern polymer materials face a fundamental challenge: they must remain strong and durable during use, yet ideally degrade when they are no longer needed. Designing materials that satisfy both ...

We are pleased to announce the winners of Rising Stars in Polymer Science 2023 as young influential. Polymer Journal has been enriched by the complex of wonderfully talented and diverse groups of ...

Polymer chemistry is transforming industries, from sustainable materials to biomedicine. Over his decades as a professor of materials, chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara, Craig Hawker’s ...

Polymer property prediction is a critical task in polymer science. Conventional approaches typically rely on a single data modality or a limited set of modalities, which constrains both predictive ...

Researchers have created a high-performance polymer that can be chemically recycled without compromising its heat and chemical resistance. The revolutionary design includes a directing group that ...

The Polymer Science doctoral program is designed to provide students with a background in advanced course work and laboratory techniques that will prepare them to carry out an original investigation ...

A groundbreaking 1970s experiment by Alan MacDiarmid and his team revealed that plastic, long considered an insulator, could ...

Crude oil refining still relies heavily on thermal distillation, a process that separates hydrocarbons by repeated heating and phase changes. A new review highlights a promising alternative: ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

These 'polymer alloy' composition changes have enabled the creation of materials with optimized toughness, processability, chemical resistance, and cost structures. Polymer blends and polymer alloys ...

Freshwater scarcity is driving demand for desalination technologies that are efficient, low-cost, and reliable beyond the ...