Cyclic polymers represent an innovative class of macromolecules characterised by a closed-loop structure that fundamentally alters their physical and chemical properties relative to linear ...

Molecules that act as connected wheels can hold long molecular chains together to modify the properties of soft polymers. Molecules that act as connected wheels can hold long molecular chains together ...

The structure of semi-crystalline polymers largely depends on how strongly their molecular chains are entangled. Following numerous experiments, researchers developed a new model to predict the ...

Researchers from Shinshu University developed a two-step recycling process for depolymerizing the cyclic styrene-based vinyl polymers and recovering the monomers via single-step chemical modification ...

In a new study, researchers from Doshisha University, Japan, have integrated the results from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses and simulation experiments to reveal the critical ...