#Polymer

Polymer brushes are dense layers of polymer chains that can be engineered to change how a surface interacts with its surroundings. By controlling interactions with water, ions, proteins and other materials, they can reduce friction, prevent unwanted…

New molecular dynamics simulations may have provided the answer to this nearly century-old question

Researchers have reviewed how chemically modified cellulose could improve the performance and sustainability of fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing filaments.…

Common bacterium incorporated into newly developed material degrades it down to base building blocks in just six days

Proof-of-concept tests found that the plastic did such a good job at eating itself apart, not even microplastics had a chance.

Callaway's new Quantum drivers use the Tri-Force Face, a three-layer design bonding titanium and carbon fiber with a polymer the R&D team found in military research.

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, known as living plastics.…

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) and NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute have jointly developed a patent-pending biomimetic tissue substitute that uses 3D printing as its structural backbone, and is now ready for industrial…