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 ...

A research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese-Canadian solar module maker Canadian Solar has investigated how heterojunction (HJT) solar cells are hit by sodium (Na) 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 ...

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 ...