A novel method for combining proteins and synthetic polymers could produce biomaterials with unprecedented properties.
29 September 2015
A new stretchable, transparent conductor can be stretched and released at least 10,000 times without showing signs of fatigue.
25 September 2015
Scientists have developed complex self-folding structures using components made from smart shape-memory polymers.
25 September 2015
Combining super-resolution microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy produces a new technique for studying pores.
17 September 2015
Scientists have discovered that plastics don't need to possess ordered polymer chains in order to conduct electricity.
15 September 2015
Elsevier celebrate Kris Matyjaszewski’s 65th Birthday with a Special Issue of polymer on Macromolecular Engineering dedicated to him.
14 September 2015Dr Rumen Duhlev
A newly developed polymer material can emit light of different colors in response to a wide variety of external conditions.
9 September 2015
A single drop of water can repair tears in a novel biopolymer derived from the suckers on squid tentacles.
7 September 2015
The inner space of carbon nanotubes can act as a template for the synthesis of nanodiamond-like carbon chains.
7 September 2015
Scientists have successfully wrapped up droplets in thin polymer sheets.
4 September 2015
4 September 2015Zara Preston
The UK EPSRC has awarded a £5.4 million grant for research into new advanced biomaterials in healthcare.
3 September 2015
Engineers have created a biocompatible scaffold that allows sheets of beating heart cells to snap together just like velcro.
3 September 2015
Read our latest special issue on Self-Healing Polymers.
3 September 2015Rumen Duhlev
Polymer scaffolding has allowed scientists to see how plant cells behave and interact with each other in a 3D environment.
2 September 2015
Scientists in the US have taken advantage of a sponge-like gel called a ‘cryogel’ to produce a novel type of cancer vaccine.
2 September 2015