Polymer crystallinity has a huge impact on the physical properties including melting point, density, permeability and storage modulus. Therefore, it is important to understand the extent of ...

The work is published in the journal Macromolecules. In general, imparting high crystallinity to polymers is an effective method for improving the strength and durability of the materials ...

Based on a monomer with a mirror symmetry, our best donor polymer exhibits reduced crystallinity, yet such a polymer matches better with small molecular acceptors. This study provides important ...

Developing at the point of solidification, the nanostructure of this semi-crystalline state affects the mechanical and physical properties of the polymer product significantly. Therefore, it is ...

The nanostructure of this semi-crystalline state, which develops at the point of solidification, greatly influences the mechanical and physical properties of the polymer product. It is therefore vital ...

a self-healing polymer that keeps its bulk crystallinity throughout the healing process. This approach relies on crystallization control. When a crystalline polymer is mechanically broken ...

The crystallization kinetics of solid polymers affects their nanoscale structure and the degree of crystallinity, and in turn, plays a significant role in the specific mechanical and physical ...

or cast into a polymer matrix that readily dissolves in water. “New drugs that are coming out are increasingly larger and more hydrophobic, or do not dissolve easily in water,” said Garth Simpson, a ...

Stretchy ferroelectrics: a) A new ferroelectric material combines elasticity with relatively high crystallinity. b) The unstrained material. c) The elastic ferroelectric under 70% strain. (Courtesy: ...

Polymer characterization techniques including molecular weight distribution by gel permeation chromatography, crystallinity and order by differential scanning calorimetry; polymer morphology and ...

a newly developed process can create this type of a polymer. Researchers, particularly those in the medical field, have been searching for a way to combine the properties of liquid crystallinity ...

As for C1 polymers, whereas highly stereoregulated polymers with high crystallinity have been reported, atactic C1 polymers are amorphous with a relatively low melting point, as well. In this ...