Bare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance and functional materials. However, their synthesis is hindered by the poor solubility of their parent compounds ...

In a recent study (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, "Design of Experiments Grants Mechanistic Insights into the Synthesis of Spermine-Containing PBAE Copolymers") by the research group of Olivia ...

ORNL's invention may change plastic's environmental fate by rearranging polymeric building blocks to customize the properties of plastics. Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that can ...

Scientists often seek new materials derived from polymers. Rather than starting a polymer search from scratch, they save time and money by blending existing polymers to achieve desired properties.

A new review argues that sustainable molecularly imprinted polymer sensors require lifecycle assessment, regeneration design ...

To upcycle the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory invented a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material ...