DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Smart Polymers Market 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Smart Polymers Market was valued at $23.80 Billion in 2023 ...

New research suggests that thermal switching in smart polymer solutions may depend less on polymer conformation than previously assumed, and more on their nanoscopic environment. (Nanowerk News) A ...

(Left) Closed-loop recycling process of the newly synthesized raw material (monomer).(Right) Selective raw materials recovery from mixed plastic waste. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and ...

Tozaro, based in Bedford, U.K., formed a technical advisory board (TAB) to provide strategic guidance around commercialization and further development of the company’s smart polymer platform for ...

When producing "smart fabrics" made of conductive fibers, it can be difficult placing functional elements such as electrodes in specific locations along those fibers. A new polymer, however, could ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists at Georgia Tech have unveiled a revolutionary polymer membrane, aptly named DUCKY polymers, with the potential to revolutionize the way crude oil is ...

Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D material ...

When the polymer was subsequently exposed to enzymatic degradation, the QR pattern emerged as the degraded regions became visible. This work introduces a new molecular design principle for polymer ...

According to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigators, newly developed “smart” coatings for surgical orthopedic implants can detect strain on the devices to provide early warning of ...

A smart contact lens that can detect changes in intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients and even deliver treatment has been developed. Made solely of soft polymer material like conventional soft ...