To address key chemistry and engineering research challenges in accelerating the development of more sustainable functional materials using natural polymers through green chemistry and/or green ...

Kyushu University researchers have directly observed, for the first time, how individual polymers—chain-like molecules—behave when in contact with solid surfaces. Published in the Journal of the ...

Polymer-based adhesives are essential for bonding lightweight materials used in transportation; however, how individual polymer chains behave at solid interfaces has remained unclear. In a recent ...

Kyushu University researchers have directly observed, for the first time, how individual polymers—chain-like molecules—behave when in ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

Researchers characterized two moisture-swing polymers for direct air capture, finding that macropore structure governs CO2 sorption capacity and kinetics.

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Researchers report in ACS ES&T Water that some wet wipes break down into plastic fibers, or microplastics, that could harm aquatic life.

Atomic force microscopy reveals three distinct dynamic states in individual polymer chain segments on surfaces, challenging ...

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Nitash Balsara, an Indian American scientist from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

Chemical companies streamline polyamide operations while investing in specialty polymers and sustainable manufacturing ...