Chirality, a property where structures have a distinct left- or right-handedness, allows natural semiconductors to move ...

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 ...

A light-sensitive polymer changes how it conducts heat and lithium ions by switching molecular order, revealing a path toward ...

LMU researchers have investigated how cationic polymers organize on a molecular level when transporting RNA drugs. Cationic polymers are promising tools for transporting RNA therapeutics or RNA ...

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into ...

Sometimes, the best way to achieve a big outcome is to start small. That principle is at the center of new work from a ...

Supramolecular polymers have emerged as an exciting class of materials over the last three decades. Their solution and bulk properties are remarkably similar to those of traditional macromolecules, ...

On Wednesday, the Nobel Prize Committee honored three researchers for their role in developing MOFs: Richard Robson for ...

Split ends: This image of a dendritic polymer particle was taken via confocal microscopy and coloured for vertical directions. A single “hairy” particle can reach several hundred microns in overall ...

Plastics, by and large, are well-understood materials. Not as strong as most metals, but often much lighter, these man-made polymers have found innumerable applications that have revolutionized the ...

What is Polymer-Based Drug Delivery? Polymer drug delivery uses a device or a formulation that facilitates the incorporation of a therapeutic substance in the body. Polymers are used extensively for ...