Polymerization reactions and resulting molecular weight distributions; modeling of polymerization kinetics; batch, continuous stirred tank and tubular flow reactor design for optimal polymerizations; ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Specifically, our group is focusing on developing new materials and photopolymerization mechanisms for a variety of applications including: Sequence-Controlled Polymerization of "Click" Nucleic Acids ...

The findings are published in Nature Protocols. In this study, the researchers demonstrated the initiation of polymerization ...

For the first time, they achieved asymmetric (chiral) living polymerization of optically ... Additionally, the liquid crystal used in the reaction exhibited properties of the twisted-bend nematic ...

ACOMP is an automated smart manufacturing system that continually analyzes polymers during production, providing real-time data on reaction kinetics and polymer parameters such ... ACOMP has been ...