Polymers come in many forms. Many people know about the synthetic human-made polymers seen in everyday life - commonly in the form of plastic products - but there is also an abundance of natural and ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered a new class of polymers as part of the work carried out within the ...

Functional coatings improve polymer surfaces by adding barrier protection, chemical resistance, hydrophobicity, conductivity, ...

WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2023 / Transparency Market Research Inc. - The ceramic-polymer composites for biomedical applications market was valued at US$ 243.1 Mn in 2022 and is projected ...

Microporous polymers offer tunable porosity, high surface areas, and chemical versatility. They can be used to powerful effect in gas storage, carbon capture, remediation and catalysis. Here's how ...

The Asia-Pacific region leads in demand, driven by membrane manufacturing, electronics, and growing healthcare infrastructure ...

Natural polymers, such as gelatin, cellulose, alginate, chitin, starch, rubber, and fibrin, are used to develop green nanocomposites. Their use also expands to ...

Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...