Natural polymers, such as gelatin, cellulose, alginate, chitin, starch, rubber, and fibrin, are used to develop green nanocomposites. Their use also expands to ...

It can be difficult to carry materials innovation from discovery through commercialization, as it requires people at every level of the supply chain to take risks ...

Modern life relies on polymers, from the materials that are used to make clothing, houses, cars and aeroplanes to those with sophisticated applications in medicine, diagnostics and electronics. The ...

Chirality, a property where structures have a distinct left- or right-handedness, allows natural semiconductors to move ...

Researchers may be closer to improving the lives of people with coronary artery disease and children born with pediatric congenital cardiovascular defects through the development of a new vascular ...

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) announced it has completed the acquisition of Natural Polymers, LLC, a manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam insulation for building and ...

(Nanowerk News) Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone ...

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