Researchers describe a new polymer structure called a bilayer-folded mesophase that has been discovered through a random copolymer sequence. Polymers, large molecules made up of repeating smaller ...

In nature, random fiber networks such as some of the tissues in the human body, are strong and tough with the ability to hold together but also stretch a lot before they fail. Studying this structural ...

The Annals of Applied Probability, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May, 2006), pp. 636-669 (34 pages) We consider a polymer, with monomer locations modeled by the trajectory of a Markov chain, in the presence of a ...

A team of researchers assembled a sulfonated polyaniline (SPAN) organic electrochemical network device (OEND) for use in reservoir computing. SPAN was deposited on gold electrodes which formed a ...

Intrinsic structure of amorphous polymers is highly disorder with long molecular chains entangled with each other. They are usually considered as thermal insulator due to their ultra-low thermal ...

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.

Scientists seeking new materials derived from polymers often save time and money by blending existing polymers rather than starting from scratch. However, identifying the best blend presents ...

A multi-institutional research team including Northwestern Engineering’s Monica Olvera de la Cruz has created a synthetic material that is as effective as naturally occurring proteins in transporting ...

Antimicrobial cationic polymers mainly contain two functional components: the cationic groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type, amount, location and ...

Polymers, large molecules made up of repeating smaller molecules called monomers, are found in nearly everything we use in our day-to-day lives. Polymers can be natural or created synthetically.