All polymerisation articles
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ResearchExclusive polymers made using mechanochemistry
Ball-milling method avoids solubility issues with ring-opening metathesis polymerisations
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Opinion
From prebiotic soup to fine-grained RNA world
Theories about how life emerged need to be closely attuned to conditions on the early Earth
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Research
Advanced microscopy tests 60-year-old mechanism of ethylene polymerisation
Researchers have produced ‘remarkable images’ of the polyethylene production process
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Research
Catalyst-free strategy allows Raft polymers to be unzipped for recycling
The approach exploits active end groups produced during the polymerisation process to regenerate the starting monomers in excellent yield
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Research
Open-air performance for atom transfer radical polymerisation
Sodium pyruvate plays a lead role by regenerating the catalyst and scavenging hydrogen peroxide
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Sponsored
How to quickly identify impurities in plastic materials
Using chemometric analysis of attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy helps scientists pinpoint impurities in recycled plastic streams
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Opinion
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: 'In science, one needs to have a vision'
The polymerisation guru on taking work on honeymoon, the softest snow in the States and his favourite restaurant
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Research
Dye-coated particles could finally bring colour to e-readers
Dispersion polymerisation method creates particles that can switch between coloured and white states
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Research
Carbon dioxide generated then recycled in polymerisation bicycle
Zinc catalyst links two polymerisation reactions to grow block copolymer
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Research
Radical route produces non-natural polymers inside cells
Strategy could enable scientists to manipulate, track and control cellular behaviour by generating macromolecules within cells
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Research
Untreated water works just fine as polymerisation solvent
Discovery that impurities don’t impede reaction could cut costs
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Research
Superfluorinated peroxides surprise with stability
Fluorinated peroxides more stable than their non-fluorinated counterparts
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