• Role of Linker Functionality in Polymers Exhibiting Main-Chain Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. (mpg.de)
  • The real-time visualization via high-speed atomic force microscopy revealed that single microgel exhibit heterogeneous degradation behavior. (rsc.org)
  • Organic semiconducting polymers exhibited promising photocatalytic behavior for hydrogen (H2) evolution, especially when prepared in the form of polymer dots (Pdots). (lu.se)
  • But they exhibit a lower capacitance, as only electric double layer behavior occurs in the system. (frontiersin.org)
  • Resulting polymers exhibited tensile stress-strain behavior similar to rubbery materials with good damping and energy absorbing properties. (usda.gov)
  • Role of Solvent Compatibility in the Phase Behavior of Binary Solutions of Weakly Associating Multivalent Polymers. (mpg.de)
  • Magnetic domains exhibit the same dynamic jamming behavior universal to granular materials, polymers, glasses and emulsions. (osti.gov)
  • This type of jamming behavior is universal to a variety of systems such as granular materials, polymers, concentrated emulsions and glasses. (osti.gov)
  • Polymers, Solutions, Gels and Phase Behavior. (lu.se)
  • However, the Pdot structures were formed using common nonconjugated amphiphilic polymers, which have a negative effect on charge transfer between photocatalysts and reactants and are unable to participate in the photocatalytic reaction. (lu.se)
  • The Centre for Amphiphilic Polymers, CAP. (lu.se)
  • Polymers incorporating DCB and 2T show increased crystallinity and a large effect of the side chain length on the morphology of the photoactive layer blends. (tue.nl)
  • Transient EPR signals attributed to charge transfer (CT) states and separated polarons are smaller in the blends with C-PCPDTBT as compared to those with the silicon-bridged polymer. (uni-potsdam.de)
  • The strong triplet signal is not observed in blends containing the Si-bridged polymer, indicating efficient singlet exciton splitting and subsequent charge carrier separation at the Si-PCPDTBT/PCBM interface. (uni-potsdam.de)
  • Mixed plastic recycling rates are low, as common polymers are difficult to separate, and resulting blends exhibit poor mechanical properties. (energy.gov)
  • A noteworthy exception is block copolymers where immiscible polymer species are grafted to one another through chemical bonds. (nature.com)
  • immiscible polymer blend' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology , 3rd ed. (iupac.org)
  • Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady-state. (phys.org)
  • The polymer gels prepared here have cyclic chemical reaction networks. (mdpi.com)
  • With a cyclic reaction, the polymer gels generate periodical motion. (mdpi.com)
  • There are examples of coordination polymers that include two configurations of the same ligand within one structure, as well as two separate structures where the only difference between them is ligand orientation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Developing novel materials and device architectures to further enhance the efficiency of polymer solar cells requires a fundamental understanding of the impact of chemical structures on photovoltaic properties. (uni-potsdam.de)
  • Developing functional deoxybenzoin small molecules, monomers, and polymers allows access to new opportunities to achieve non-halogenated, low flammability polymers and networks that are not accessible with conventional deoxybenzoin structures. (umass.edu)
  • Thus, the polymer battery achieves 5â C charge -discharge at room temperature and 200 cycles at low temperature -20 °C. The study presents an effective approach for regulating solvation structures in GPEs, promoting advancements in the future design of GPE-based LMBs. (bvsalud.org)
  • These diverse materials may exhibit time-dependent structures under transient or out-of-equilibrium conditions resulting from for example self-assembly processes, phase transitions or in response to external fields, such as flow. (lu.se)
  • The reactivity of such end-functionalized polymers is explored to expose the relationship between chain composition and their ability to undergo modular cross-coupling to form monodisperse block copolymers. (aps.org)
  • Soft matter is a convenient term encompassing a wide range of materials, such as polymers, surfactants, colloids, emulsions, liquid crystals and various biological materials. (lu.se)
  • Polyethylene oxide (PEO) is a special polymer, soluble in both water and some organic solvents (such as chloroform). (aps.org)
  • She's been shaping and stacking the caned polymer blossoms into fantastical organic creations that can be worn as brooches or pendants. (polymerclaydaily.com)
  • Ink Formulation for Printed Organic Electronics: Investigating Effects of Aggregation on Structure and Rheology of Functional Inks Based on Conjugated Polymers in Mixed Solvents. (mpg.de)
  • We studied conjugated polymers that can reach efficiency up to 14% in organic photovoltaics. (lu.se)
  • In this work, the alignment of cylinder-forming triblock polymers was accomplished through raster solvent vapor annealing with soft shear (RSVA-SS). (confex.com)
  • However, efficient synthesis of end-functionalized polymers is a major obstacle hindering further development of responsive and modular polymer architectures. (aps.org)
  • Within these developments, AM for polymers and polymer matrix composites is an exciting field and has great potential in transformative and translational research in many fields, such as biomedical, aerospace, and even electronics. (mdpi.com)
  • Additional information regarding crystalline phases and the mechanical stresses/strains in PEO polymers and mats of nanofibers have been obtained by Raman spectroscopy, using as excitation both a green (583 nm) and a red (785 nm) laser. (aps.org)
  • Hierarchically Structured Porous Piezoelectric Polymer Nanofibers for Energy Harvesting. (mpg.de)
  • Highly soluble deoxybenzoin polymers were obtained with degrees of branching reaching 0.36 and estimated molecular weights approaching 20 kDa. (umass.edu)
  • This study presents a new strategy for constructing binary Pdot photocatalysts by replacing the nonconjugated amphiphilic polymer typically employed in the preparation of polymer nanoparticles (Pdots) with a low-molecular-weight conjugated polyelectrolyte. (lu.se)
  • Nanoparticles are commonly present in solution or suspension, or attached to a polymer. (k-state.edu)
  • Nanoparticles exhibit very different properties from larger particles of the same composition. (k-state.edu)
  • In this current research, two immiscible polymers, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(benzyl methacrylate) (PBzMA) with controlled molecular weight, bearing terminal furan-maleimide groups, are prepared via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. (aps.org)
  • This technique utilizes a solvent vapor delivery nozzle, a poly(dimethylsiloxane) shearing pad, and a motorized stage to spatially control the orientation of polymer nanostructures and generate a variety of patterns such as straight lines, curves, crossed lines, and dashes. (confex.com)
  • As a result, Rubycon released in 2013 the PZA Series conductive polymer capacitors, which adopt an original polymer technology featuring high-purity PEDOT poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and included a characteristic stabilizer and reaction inhibitor. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • These polymers exhibit high char residues (~60%) and extremely low heat release properties (FGC ~ 55 J/g-K). The resultant polymers were blended with commercial PET and showed a 40% reduction in heat release properties with just 10 wt% poly(aryl ketone) incorporated. (umass.edu)
  • A coordination polymer is an inorganic or organometallic polymer structure containing metal cation centers linked by ligands. (wikipedia.org)
  • The phenolic chain-ends of the polymer allowed for post-polymerization modification by silylation and esterification chemistry. (umass.edu)
  • The publisher has been monitoring the high-performance polymers market and it is poised to grow by $ 4.76 bn during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of 5.40% during the forecast period. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • According to the report, the market will rise from a valuation of US$11.5 bn in 2015 to a revenue opportunity of US$24.8 bn by 2024, exhibiting an impressive 9.1% CAGR from 2016 to 2024. (prnewswire.co.uk)
  • Revisiting Solvent Additives for the Fabrication of Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells: Exploring a Series of Benzaldehydes. (mpg.de)
  • Societal benefits of such polymers are extensive, and thus, there is a pressing need to develop non-toxic and safe polymers and additives. (umass.edu)
  • In addition, we will highlight recent academic and commercial efforts to develop non-halogenated polymers and additives. (umass.edu)
  • Denver July 7, 2005 Mobile asset management specialist TrenStar has purchased the industry's second largest returnable aluminum container fleet from Firestone Polymers in a deal that has TrenStar providing an outsourced mobile asset management solution to the synthetic rubber producer for a 10-year period. (sdcexec.com)
  • TrenStar will begin outfitting the 55,000 containers with barcodes and using TrenStarCM, its container management software, to track and manage the distribution of synthetic rubber from Firestone Polymers production plants in Lake Charles, La., and Orange, Texas, to customer facilities nationwide. (sdcexec.com)
  • We have succeeded in making synthetic polymer gel move autonomously like a living organism. (mdpi.com)
  • The importance of synthetic polymers in everyday life continues to grow, owing to their societal importance for improving our standard-of-living and enabling advances spanning medicine, electronics, construction materials, transportation. (umass.edu)
  • In Chapter 4, we present an alternative synthetic route to deoxybenzoin-like polymers. (umass.edu)
  • Elmia Polymer is Scandinavia's largest trade fair focusing exclusively on the plastics and rubber industry. (resinex.at)
  • Muttenz, January 31, 2017 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will exhibit at MD&M West 2017 and will announce several new developments in its MEVOPUR® line of "Controlled, Consistent and Compliant" polymer masterbatches and fully compounded plastics. (clariant.com)
  • Clariant is exhibiting in booth 2450 at the medical and plastics expo being held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, February 7 - 9. (clariant.com)
  • Intermix proposes to develop a cost-effective method for creating blended polymers with superior mechanical properties rivaling virgin plastics, to encourage a more circular plastics economy. (energy.gov)
  • Many time-honored materials are now recognized as coordination polymers. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, in contrast to the burgeoning literature on large electrocaloric effects (ECEs) in various ferroelectric materials, there are no EC devices employing these EC polymers, demonstrating a meaningful cooling power. (psu.edu)
  • Hence, high quality EC films and high performance of EC materials, exhibiting large ECE at low electric fields, are required to overcome this barrier. (psu.edu)
  • While niche applications occupy a small fraction of the overall volume of polymers produced, large scale applications tend to employ lower cost materials, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene. (umass.edu)
  • In order to respond to these requirements, Rubycon Corporation has developed a high-performance hybrid capacitor based on the conventional conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor (conductive polymer capacitor) using its original hybrid technology, thus contributing to the high functionality of in-vehicle equipment. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • This article introduces the technological trend of conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor (hybrid), which the company has developed up to now. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • Conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors use conductive polymers with excellent conductivity. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • A newly designed azo-PI, without pre-stretching or polarized-light irradiation, exhibits reversible bending behaviors under alternate UV and visible light irradiation, providing a facile route to deformable 2D/3D structure actuators. (rsc.org)
  • We propose a strategy based on athermal photo-welding to construct 3D actuators assembled by azobenzene-containing linear liquid crystal polymers with different orientations, which demonstrate diverse deformations of curling, winding, and unwinding. (rsc.org)
  • Nine different polythiophene derivatives based on dialkyl-(2,2′-bithiophene-5,5′-diyl)-4,4′-dicarboxylate (DCB) alternating with thiophene (T), bithiophene (2T) or thienothiophene (TT) as co-monomer have been synthesized to study the effect of the polymer backbone and side chain length on the thermal properties, the tendency to aggregate, and the photovoltaic performance. (tue.nl)
  • This study identifies the superior properties of high-performance polymers as one of the prime reasons driving the high-performance polymers market growth during the next few years. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • In this collection, state-of-the-art reviews and current research results, which focus on the process-structure-properties relationships in polymer AM, will be reported. (mdpi.com)
  • This new release polymer, however, does not require activation for efficacy and needs no catalyst to obtain release properties. (adhesivesmag.com)
  • AB 2 monomers present opportunities to conduct one-pot syntheses of highly branched or "hyperbranched" polymers, which are known for their distinct physical and chemical properties relative to linear polymers. (umass.edu)
  • This diluent-blended GPE exhibits enhanced electrochemical stability and ion transport properties compared to a blank version without it. (bvsalud.org)
  • The PDCB-T polymer with 2-ethylhexyl substituents shows a comparable efficiency (5.08%), but with a significantly higher open-circuit voltage due to deeper frontier orbitals levels. (tue.nl)
  • Using time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in conjunction with optical excitation we study charge separation in conjugated polymers blended with [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). (uni-potsdam.de)
  • The polymers used in this study included monodisperse PSs of various different molecular weights ( Table 1 ). (nature.com)
  • We attribute the steady increase of hole mobility with fluorine content to changes in polymer molecular ordering. (uni-potsdam.de)
  • We studied a range of new iron-based molecules which exhibit excited state lifetimes up to ns. (lu.se)
  • Glass transition temperatures of these polymers prepared with DETA, TETA and EDR-148 curing agents are 1.51, -7.84 and '12.38 deg C, respectively. (usda.gov)
  • This product exhibits excellent ESCR and high impact strength at low temperatures. (lyondellbasell.com)
  • and exhibit little aging of electric characteristics. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • The PZA Series features rated voltage up to 63V and maintains the characteristics of the conventional conductive polymer capacitor. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • The developed conductive polymer capacitors realize lower resistance, higher ripple current, and better temperature characteristics in comparison with the conventional electrolytic capacitor. (rubycon.co.jp)
  • Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and microscale combustion calorimetry (MCC) revealed these novel aromatic polyesters to possess the critically important characteristics of flame-retardant polymers, such as high char yield and low heat release. (umass.edu)
  • One new product positioned to have an impact on the environmental profile of release coatings is a release polymer*, produced from a novel monomer prepared via a solvent-free production process. (adhesivesmag.com)
  • When a coating composition based on the release polymer is applied, the resulting coating is comparable in performance to current commercial solvent-based coatings. (adhesivesmag.com)
  • Here, we show that by expanding the compositions in EC polymers, a relaxor tetrapolymer exhibits a critical end point at low electric fields, leading to large ECE induced at low electric fields. (psu.edu)
  • Their report on the high-performance polymers market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The work of Alfred Werner and his contemporaries laid the groundwork for the study of coordination polymers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coordination polymers can be classified in a number of ways according to their structure and composition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Figure 1 shows how water beads up on a substrate coated with a composition based on the release polymer vs. the same substrate without a coating. (adhesivesmag.com)
  • This is a large step forward for the medium of polymer clay as an expression of fine art," she says. (polymerclaydaily.com)
  • A polymer that generates large cooling under applied voltage is attractive for many applications. (psu.edu)
  • The past decade has witnessed the discovery and advancement in electrocaloric (EC) polymers, which display large electric field induced temperature and entropy changes. (psu.edu)
  • To evaluate hydrophobicity in quantitative terms, the contact angle of water on a film made from the release polymer vs. that of a siliconized release liner was examined. (adhesivesmag.com)
  • Above 85K, this material exhibits a spiral magnetic state wherein the magnetic moments in a given layer in each domain are parallel, but oriented at a fixed angle with respect to the moments in the adjacent layers. (osti.gov)
  • Specifically, bishydroxydeoxybenzoin (BHDB), a fully hydrocarbon bis-phenol monomer, has emerged as an excellent candidate to achieve nonflammable polymers by its facile integration into a variety of polymers, such as polyesters, polyurethanes, and epoxies. (umass.edu)
  • Coordination polymers contain the subclass coordination networks that are coordination compounds extending, through repeating coordination entities, in 1 dimension, but with cross-links between two or more individual chains, loops, or spiro-links, or a coordination compound extending through repeating coordination entities in 2 or 3 dimensions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The resultant networks exhibited tunable T g values, moduli, and crosslink densities. (umass.edu)
  • The shear thinning effect is important as the polymers used in chemical enhanced oil recovery usually have this property. (researchgate.net)
  • NC also exhibits a strong affinity for both nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and proteins (antigens and antibodies) and is, therefore, used extensively in research and clinical settings for the immobilization of nucleic acids and/or proteins for analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Coordination polymers are often prepared by self-assembly, involving crystallization of a metal salt with a ligand. (wikipedia.org)
  • The nanoscale self-assembly of block polymers (BP) has spurred interest for the generation of nanopattern arrays essential to advanced nanotechnologies. (confex.com)