When aiming for stretchable, health-monitoring, skin-like sensor sheets, materials with demanding properties are required: they need to be flexible, biocompatible, and electrically conductive at the ...

Conjugated polymer based organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices have been the subject of increasing research interest over the past years due to their potential of being light weight, mechanically ...

Polymers that contain arylene groups in their main chain are of significant importance because of their applications to semiconducting materials or engineering plastics. Therefore, controlled ...

Alignment of molecular chains within polymers is a desirable trait for many applications as it results in superior mechanical and thermal properties in the polymeric materials. Although these highly ...

Moving closer to this goal, Junpeng Wang and colleagues at the University of Akron developed a polymer that scientists can break down into monomers and then put back together to reuse (Nat. Chem ...

Figure 4 -Test Machine Alignment. Image Credit: Instron The consequences of misalignment are more pronounced in composites compared to traditional materials such as metals.

In particular, understanding the dynamic aspects of these material systems under external stimuli is important for both improving material design and longevity. A new paper from a team including ...