Tetra-PEG gel has highly suppressed heterogeneity, which is considered inherent to conventional polymer gels. In this review, we show a series of experimental results on Tetra-PEG gels, and discuss ...

Researchers developed a system of self-assembling polymer microparticles with adjustable concentrations of two types of attached residues. They found that tuning the concentration of each type allowed ...

Researchers at Osaka University synthesized biomimetic supramolecular polymers with the ability to form larger complexes in response to external stimuli, which may shed light on biomolecular ...

Since retiring from ChBE in 1999, Professor Emeritus William (Bill) Krantz has stayed active in the fields of water treatment and desalination. In 2013, 1730 papers were published in ES&T on a wide ...

(Nanowerk News) If you’ve ever opened a box from IKEA and wished the pieces inside could somehow spontaneously merge to form a table or chair, then a simple virus could have a thing to two to teach ...

Osaka, Japan - Scientists from the Graduate School of Science at Osaka University created superabsorbent polymer (SAP) microparticles that self-assemble into structures that can be modified by ...

Researchers have created 'smart' microparticles that self-assemble in response to the addition of a specific molecule. This work can help explain the behavior of biomolecular complexes, as well as ...