The removal of rare tumor cells circulating in the blood might be possible with the use of biomolecules bound to dendrimers, highly branched synthetic polymers, which could efficiently sift and ...

The hydrocarbon polyethylene, which typically occurs as a polymer chain of perhaps 1,000 ethylene molecules -- each ethylene is composed of two carbon and four hydrogen atoms -- provided his team ...

The branched polyolefins polypropylene, low-density polyethylene, and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) account for more than 40% of the world’s plastic production, according to ...

Original Article Published: 26 May 2010 Polymer Engineering Molecular characterization and crystallization behavior of peroxide-induced slightly crosslinked poly (L -lactide) during extrusion ...

With an almost twofold increase in annual plastic use projected through 2050, the complexity and quantity of plastic recycling will only increase. It’s an important consideration when designing ...

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Plastics and Polymers The use of plastics materials has increased dramatically throughout the world over the past 50 years, and now stands at roughly 100 billion pounds. Polymers Commercial plastics ...

FANTASTIC PLASTIC A new polymer (shown here) that can break down into its original building blocks has the consistency of a disposable plastic bottle. Bill Cotton/Colorado State Univ.