A ruthenium catalyst facilitated the polymerization, or polymer addition. Industrial firms have used this catalyst to make ...

Researchers unveiled a super-strong nanoscale material made from the first two-dimensional mechanically interlocked polymers.

By manipulating the microstructure of a natural polyester, researchers in the US have developed a biodegradable adhesive ...

The development of polymer synthesis methods utilizing diazocarbonyl compounds as monomers. For over 20 years, the Ihara ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

For more than two decades, the Ihara research group has been focusing on the development of new methods for polymer syntheses ...

Polymers are made by linking together building blocks of monomers into chains. To make polymers elastic, these chains are crosslinked by covalent chemical bonds. The crosslinks connect the polymer ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a groundbreaking method to ...