Polymers are the most widely used materials in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry. However, there have been instances of unexpected product failure and yield deterioration driven by ...

The Moscow-based Russian Chemists Union and the Chemical Industry Development Aid Fund have completed a large-scale study at Rosbiotech University centered on the quality of repeatedly recycled ...

(Blacksburg, Va., April 9, 2002) -- Today's tires and tomorrow's fuel-cell powered engines have more in common than association with cars and trucks. They both are critically dependent on basic ...

Using computers to study polymers has always been a major challenge for scientific computation, especially for long and densely packed biomolecules, like DNA. New perspectives are now opening up ...

Engineers have a wide variety of materials to choose from when it comes to plastic films and coatings. Two of the most commonly used are polyester and polycarbonate. Discover which one would work for ...

Drawn fiber is used in a wide range of applications including over-braiding for hoses, medical braiding, weaves as mist eliminators, strengthening for industrial belting applications, instrument and ...

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 ...

Researchers have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultra-fast battery applications. The discovery relies upon a ...