Well-established regulations have been used worldwide to certify the mechanical characteristics of advanced materials like polymer nanocomposites across different industries. To establish a ...

Polymer electrolytes are promising candidates for the next generation lithium-ion battery technology. Large scale screening of polymer electrolytes is hindered by the significant cost of molecular ...

Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...

Characterizing polymer properties under varying thermal and ionic-strength conditions is crucial across diverse fields, from materials science to environmental engineering. While experimental ...

Polyethylene is the most widespread and pervasive synthetic polymer used throughout the world, accounting for over a third of the global annual plastic manufacturing output. In recent years, plastic ...

Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...

Over the past several years throughout the automotive, packaging, healthcare and electronics industries, the demand for plastics and polymers has been on the rise, increasing the frequency and use of ...

A chemist named Waldo Semon sought rubber but found a stubborn polymer. His accidental discovery led to flexible PVC. This ...