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Chemistry World
July 2010
Mike Brown |
Special Report: Biomaterials revolution Materials for biomedical applications in the 21st century are big business, with researchers developing advanced plastics for implants and carbon fibre for prosthetic limbs - materials that are much stronger, lighter and more durable.   |
Technology Research News
November 17, 2004 |
Plastic Cuts Artificial Hip Wear Researchers coated a polyethylene artificial hip socket with a biocompatible polymer molecule they had previously developed, and found that the joint produced fewer wear particles. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Green Chemistry Aids Bone Repair A biodegradable polymer made with green solvents can mend broken thigh bones in mice, researchers have shown. |
Chemistry World
April 28, 2011
Laura Howes |
Polymer collapses in a flash Researchers in the Netherlands have created a polymer that folds up like a protein on exposure to light. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Eye Glue Debut A gel that could glue transplanted corneas onto the eye has been developed by chemists. Using the gel could reduce the number of stitches needed to fix the cornea in place, potentially cutting the risk of infections. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Sensitive Polymers Show Drug Delivery Promise Chemists in the US have developed a three-component polymer that can respond to temperature, pH and the presence of a reducing agent. |
Chemistry World
July 4, 2008
Emma Davies |
Creating a Second Genetic Code Japanese researchers have made artificial DNA that acts like the real thing, even forming right-handed duplexes with complementary artificial strands. |
Chemistry World
October 11, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Molecular thermometer takes cell temperature A fluorescent polymer that can accurately measure the temperature inside living cells has been invented by researchers in Japan. |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2006
Jon Evans |
Head-to-Tail Monomers Improve Solar Cell Efficiency A team of researchers found that the P3HT polymer chains stacked together more tightly in high RR films, which made them absorb more light and let electrons travel more easily through them. |
Chemistry World
March 10, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Shape-shifting polymers A US researcher has shown how a so-called shape memory polymer - a material which can take on a temporary shape and then return to its permanent shape in response to an external stimulus - has the unusual ability to 'memorize' a range of different shapes. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2006
Jon Evans |
Magnetic Appeal of Shape-Change Polymer Polymer scientists developed polymers that change shape in response to a magnetic field by incorporating magnetic iron(III)oxide nanoparticles into a shape-memory polyetherurethane compound known as TFX. |
Chemistry World
January 8, 2016
Simon Hadlington |
New shape memory polymer with a permanent twist The new kind of polymer's permanent shape can be changed multiple times, with the features from the previous shape remaining locked into the structure. |
Chemistry World
February 20, 2014
Laura Howes |
Brent Sumerlin: Searching for a sweet response Brent Sumerlin is professor of chemistry at the University of Florida in Gainesville, US. His research concerns the identification, synthesis, and characterization of smart polymers for drug delivery. |
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Prachi Patel-Predd |
Artificial Joints That Talk Smart technology could reduce risks of hip and knee replacement surgery. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Polymer Chemistry Tackles Implant Concerns Advances in polymer chemistry could help resolve safety concerns surrounding body implants, such as stents to hold open clogged arteries, scientists heard at the Materials Research Society Fall meeting. |
Chemistry World
July 20, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Polymer Boosts Battery Power It might seem like a defibrillator and a hybrid car have very little in common, but researchers developed a polymer that could have a profound effect on them both. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2015
Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Antifreeze polymer protects cells as they thaw Researchers have synthesized a polymer that limits ice crystal growth in frozen red blood cells as they thaw. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2006
Killugudi Jayaraman |
Plastic Solar Cells Make Light Work Solar cells based on organic semiconductors instead of silicon could potentially turn wall paints into a source of electricity, but their low efficiency is a major roadblock. Scientists now believe they have a new approach to boosting the output from polymer cells. |
Chemistry World
January 21, 2009
Alexander Hellemans |
Quantum shuttling boost for organic solar cells Organic polymers can use a quantum effect to rapidly shuttle light energy along their chains, even at room temperature. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2004
Tim Stevens |
Technologies Of The Year -- IBM Corp.'s Nanotechnology For Semiconductor Processing Polymer molecules that self-assemble will enable smaller, more powerful semiconductor devices for the future. The technology promises significantly reduced feature size, higher component density, improved performance and lower voltage requirements for microelectronic devices. |
