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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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Textile piezoelectric force sensors
February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Piezoelectric force sensors based on polyvinylidene fluoride fibers can detect small forces and be integrated in textiles.
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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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Antibacterial paper for long-term release applications
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Scientists use functionalization of cellulose through cyclodextrin for long release of antibacterial drugs and production of antibacterial paper.
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Tunable self-healing materials
October 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Self-healing materials can be switched from reversible to non-reversible by increasing the number of covalent crosslinking bonds.
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Improving zeolite-polymer gas separation membranes
October 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Researchers improve zeolite-polymer gas separation membranes with liquid sulfolane for better carbon dioxide capture.
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So you want to segregate your nanoparticles?
October 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hyperbranched polymers help nanoparticles migrate to the surface of composite materials to improve their antimicrobial properties.
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