Polymers and soft materials

3D-printed polymers for lightweight structures

More durable materials from 3D printing of polymers

Announcement of 2019 Materials Today Agents of Change Award Recipients

Improving disease control by changing fabric color

New color fabric approach that helps control its spread of disease

‘Chimera’ membrane promises to filter out micropollutants

new type of membrane can filter micropollutants like pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and plasticizers from drinking or wastewater

Method for 3D printing of soft materials in fine detail

New technique for 3D printing of soft materials with additive manufacturing

Synthetic Metals: Electrochemistry of Organic Conductors and Semiconductors

Smart skin material that changes color in response to heat and light

Smart skin that responds to heat and sunlight

Self-folding materials pop-up at a stretch

mechanically-triggered origami-inspired approach creates complex three-dimensional structures for biomedicine, electronics or robotics

Materials Today: The Future of Materials Science

Hydrogels and elastomers meet with a ‘handshake’

Researchers have developed a new method for chemically bonding multiple soft materials independent of the manufacturing process.

Silicone mixture has a nose for 3D printing

By combining two different types of silicone, researchers have been able to produce silicone parts with complex geometries by 3D printing.

Novel hydrogel offers logical approach to drug delivery

Operating according to simple mathematical logic statements, a novel hydrogel will only release its drug cargo in response to specific physiological cues.

Nanodevice acts as improved DNA detector

Improved DNA detection using nanopore sensors.

Nanocomposite hits the right note for bone repair

Novel bioactive nanocomposite hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid and self-assembled bisphosphonate-magnesium nanoparticles facilitates bone regeneration.