Developments in electrospinning core–shell nanofibres improve toughening and facilitate self-healing in nanofibre-reinforced polymer matrix composites.
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Hilary Crichton is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
Self-healing polymer composites with electrospun and solution-blown nanofibres
June 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Adhesion science goes to Florida
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Adhesion Society meeting sticks together the fundamentals and applications of adhesive science.
Polymer electrolytes integrated with ionic liquids
March 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
Incorporating ionic liquids into polymers to improve ion transport in solid state electrolytes for electrochemical devices.
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PEDTT-based conducting co-polymer films
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Researchers fabricate conducting films using aqueous dispersions of poly(EDTT-co-EDOT)/PSS and (poly(EDTT-co-EDOT-MeOH)/PSS).
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Flexible ITO-Free Polymer Solar Cells
January 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Many efficient polymer solar cells include ITO. Yet this material is not well-suited for large-scale production.
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Oral delivery of colon cancer drug
December 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Scientists use micorencapsulated polymer nanoparticles to deliver the colon cancer drug 5-fluorouracil through the digestive system.
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New behavior observed in shape memory polymers
October 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Researchers from Arts et Métiers ParisTech describe a shape properties effect in a shape memory polyurethane.
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Nanofibre morphology control
September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kunio Kimura et al. at Okayama University make needles, spheres & nanofibre networks by changing the copolymerisation conditions of rigid aromatic polymers.
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Artificial fingertips: Silicon for robot prosthetics
June 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Elastomer-based skin has been developed for biomimetic artificial fingertip sensors.
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