Fragmentation of macromolecular solutes in rapid flows is of considerable fundamental and practical importance. The sequence of molecular events preceding chain fracture is poorly understood, because ...

Semicrystalline polymers are solids that are assumed to flow only above their melting temperature. In a new study published in Science Advances, Chien-Hua Tu and a research team at the Max Planck ...

Synthetic polymers, such as molecularly imprinted polymers, offer a synthetic route to storage-resilient, cold-chain-independent platforms. Decentralized paper-based diagnostics, particularly lateral ...

Polymers are huge molecules that are made by connecting a series of alike building blocks at low cost. Manufacturers find them appealing due to their cost-effectiveness and ease of processing and ...

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 ...

For more than half a century, materials scientists have struggled with how to simulate the complexity of polymer materials.