Contemporary polymer network materials, such as hydrogels and elastomers, require not only enhanced mechanical properties but also adaptability during or after use. Polymer mechanochemistry, which ...

The degradation of waste plastics into fuel for the recovery of the organic content ... An obstacle to the resource recovery of post-consumer plastics into feedstock chemicals and fuels is the wide ...

All polymers contain irregular structures which originate from side reactions during polymerization, from radical termination reactions, from chain transfer reactions, but also, for example, from ...

Degradation of metals, glasses, minerals, polymers, ceramics, cements and composites in natural and engineered environments, as a result of various stimuli Computational and experimental studies ...

Discover how polymers have transitioned from a history of degradation to a future where mechanical adaptability is opening avenues for materials that heal themselves, warn of high stress or can even ...