Polymerization reactions and resulting molecular weight distributions; modeling of polymerization kinetics; batch, continuous stirred tank and tubular flow reactor design for optimal polymerizations; ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

The findings are published in Nature Protocols. In this study, the researchers demonstrated the initiation of polymerization ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Specifically, our group is focusing on developing new materials and photopolymerization mechanisms for a variety of applications including: Sequence-Controlled Polymerization of "Click" Nucleic Acids ...

ACOMP is an automated smart manufacturing system that continually analyzes polymers during production, providing real-time data on reaction kinetics and polymer ... ACOMP has been utilized in a ...

DURING the past four years we have been investigating the mechanism of two closely allied reactions—the polymerization of isobutene and the dimerization of di-isobutene. Both these reactions are ...

This dual-ligand strategy is expected to pave the way for the development of new enantioselective catalysts that could achieve more perfect AKRP reactions. More information: Xuanhua Guo et al ...