The degradation rates of the polymers used in many medical devices are a function of both morphology and time. In the following exchange, Dennis Jamiolkowski, Distinguished Research Fellow at Ethicon ...

Designing plastics that can be broken down easily after their use phase have often required a trade-off between stability and ...

As the environmental costs of petroleum-based plastics mount, researchers are exploring renewable and biodegradable alternatives that are less harmful to ecosystems. One such alternative gaining ...

2D polymers are a novel class of nanomaterials that combine the structural features of polymers with the two-dimensional geometry of graphene and other 2D materials. These polymers consist of ...

Scientists often seek new materials derived from polymers. Rather than starting a polymer search from scratch, they save time and money by blending existing polymers to achieve desired properties. But ...