Polymers are the building blocks of living systems and the ... resulted in the development of many Aplastics@ and other polymeric materials and also stimulated research into the structure and ...

Melting, the traditional way of recycling plastic, degrades the material. Scientists make groundbreaking discovery that could change the future of recycling: 'This process could make a significant ...

In the late nineteenth century, a German biochemist found the nucleic acids, long-chain polymers of nucleotides ... needed to figure out this molecule's structure to be sure, and to understand ...

This clip starts with a brief introduction into what polymers are and lists examples of both natural and synthetic polymers. It then goes on to describe what a smart polymer is, before focusing on ...

Specifically, the monomer that emulates the DOPA structure provides the π-electronic ... necessary for anion–π interactions within the polymer framework. Furthermore, the team employed a ...

The alkanes are a homologous series with a structure based on a carbon chain ... have different melting points and boiling points. Polymers close polymerA large molecule formed from many identical ...