Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be ...

Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be ...

However, many modern phones now commonly feature lithium-polymer (Li-poly) batteries, a suitable alternative for a wide variety of consumer electronic gadgets. This certainly isn’t a fact to ...

in nano-IR imaging, the layer structures of the pure PVDF/PLLA mixture (left) and with the SAD additive (right) are clearly distinguishable. The light and dark colours correspond to the PLLA and ...

The light and dark colors correspond to the PLLA and PVDF phases, respectively ... Researchers worldwide are working to optimize the properties of PLA-based polymers, often by combining them with ...

Scientists can continue to find innovative polymer research in our existing journal, Polymer Chemistry, and discover interdisciplinary, application-focused work in RSC Applied Polymers. Together, ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA ...

Nanomedicine. 2013;8(4):639-653. However, the interfacial compatibility and interaction between the n-HA filler and the polymer matrix are vital factors to determine the dispersion of n-HA in a ...

Nanomedicine. 2013;8(3):469-486. Chemical modifications involve chemical reactions where parameters such as temperature, duration and composition of solutes can be adjusted to improve upon the ...

Nucleation at the interface accelerates the overall crystallisation process within the PLLA/PVDF blend ... for the development of high-performance polymer blends," Ruth Cardinaels adds.