Polymers and soft materials news, February 2020

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Novel polymer membrane could give boost to fuel cell vehicles

A novel co-polymer that can conduct ions and is also highly permeable to oxygen could make an ideal membrane for use in hydrogen fuel cells.

High-density protein pores create high-performance membranes

Researchers incorporated protein pores found in cell membranes at high density into polymer sheets to produce highly efficient filtration membranes.

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Sticky ends allow different cross-linked polymers to fuse together

By utilizing cross-linker molecules that form sticky ends when cleaved, researchers have been able to fuse different cross-linked polymers together.