Polymers – Page 19
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One pot recipe for incompatible catalytic transformations
Polymer micelles isolate two catalysts that don’t get along to transform alkynes into chiral alcohols
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Pressure brings liquid marbles to a sticky end
Researchers strive to make glue that you can handle
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Click chemistry creates precision polymers
New synthesis technique allows the length and stereochemistry of artificial polymers to be controlled
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Antifreeze polymer protects cells as they thaw
Simple synthetic polymer found to enhance cryopreservation of red blood cells by inhibiting ice crystal growth
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Single polymer pill could deliver entire drug course in one go
Flexible elastomer ring springs open to stay in stomach and could slowly release drugs over days
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Leather gets a new perfume
Scientists in India have developed a way of infusing leather with lemongrass oil
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Ultra-thin membranes for solute separation
Polyamide filters just a few nanometres thick could help cut energy bills in chemical plants
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – June 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
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News
UN sets its sights on marine microplastics
Scale of the problem means no simple solutions exist to tackle plastic particles already in the world’s oceans
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Polymers curl up and take control
Single polymer chains can be shaped into globular nanoparticles to mimic nature’s catalysts
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Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework
Hybrid metal–organic frameworks could be engineered with a whole set of new properties
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Plant-inspired plastics take shape
Polymer that responds to multiple stimuli could bring shape-shifting plastics a step closer
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Plastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years
Model finds 8 million tonnes of plastic rubbish makes its way into seas every year and much of it remains unaccounted
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Europe mulls laws to tackle microplastic scourge
Move follows call by five EU states to ban microplastics in consumer care products
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Spinach chlorophyll activates polymer production line
Light energy channelled into biomedically useful molecules
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Swellable polymer sponges up CO2
‘Knitted benzene’ polymer network outperforms commercial carbon dioxide sorbents under harsh conditions