Sergei Sheiko of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will first delve into the nuanced properties of polymer networks, including their modulus, strain-stiffening behavior, and swelling tendencies, all of ...

In laser swelling, a focused infrared laser is beamed at plastics used for eyeglasses. The laser, which functions as a local ...

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM ... water by a sponge is restricted when the sponge is confined between two plates. The energy required for swelling (or shrinking) of the membrane depends on the ...

The Manchester, UK, team added ions to a polymer to make it react to electricity ... The hydrogel swells faster than it ...

The four-polymer design also allows simultaneous sensing of multiple target gases. The unique swelling response of each polymer generates a characteristic pattern of electrical signals in the chip ...

Researchers at Thailand’s Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated a novel hydrogel that has high ...