Thin-film polymer membranes have been very effective for industrial-scale desalination of seawater, but have not been used ...

By varying the side-chain length of these brushes, they could fine-tune the melting temperatures, thus modulating swelling and wettability. The study mainly focused on P18MA and compared it to a ...

Development of Porous Swelling Copolymeric Bone Anchor for Orthopedic Applications. Thursday, August 15, 2024. 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. BIOMED PhD Thesis Defense ... The results of the swelling and ...

Advancements in Polymer Brush Technology. Polymer brushes are thin layers of polymer chains chemically tethered to a surface at one end, allowing them to extend into the surrounding environments.

Technical speakers are needed to help fill out the technical agenda at the Global Polymer Summit, set for Sept. 8-11 in Cleveland. Tire industry topics are of particular interest. Those interested in ...

There were 267 reports of suspected polymer fume fever or Teflon Flu reported to the U.S. Poison Centers in 2023. However, similar cases of the illness have been reported 12 years ago.

This injected protein-like polymer helps tissues heal after a heart attack. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250425113443.htm ...

The hydrogel swells faster than it shrinks, while its rate of swelling slows even as the electrical current remains constant. The researchers say that these properties create a rudimentary sort of ...

Demonstrating that making sustainable plastics isn’t necessarily a sustainable business, two prominent green plastics operations—the biobased polymer maker Danimer Scientific and Brightmark ...

Mild compression (8-15 mmHg): This level is ideal for mild swelling and fatigue caused by sitting or standing for long periods of time — think office workers, or for traveling or pregnancy.

Lately, on the internet, a reader of Hoover’s It Ends with Us cited her strange, repeated references to marine-grade polymer. There’s something going on here. Take a look: ...