News tagged with macromolecules
'Self-healing' polymer may facilitate recycling of hard-to-dispose plastic
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in The Netherlands are reporting development of a new plastic with potential for use in the first easy-to-recycle computer circuit boards, electrical insulation, and other electronics ...
Artificial cells, simple model for complex structure
Feb 14, 2009 |
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A simple, chemical materials model may lead to a better understanding of the structure and organization of the cell according to a Penn State researcher.
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Mighty Nanofibers Could Mean Stronger, Lighter Materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Bigger may be better, but tinier is stronger. So say scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, who have shown that tiny polymer nanofibers become much stronger when their diameters shrink below ...
New synthetic self-assembling macromolecules mimic nature
Mar 19, 2007 |
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We take "self-assembly" for granted when it is carried out by the biopolymers which are our hair, teeth, or skin. But when scientists devise new ways for molecules to self assemble into new materials, it is an important achievement.
Theoretical physicist says polymers in a vacuum may yield valuable data
Nov 16, 2007 |
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A theoretical analysis of polymer behavior suggests that large molecules should behave very differently when they are in a vacuum than when in solution. The finding suggests that with better understanding of the physics involved, ...
DNA constraints control structure of attached macromolecules
Jun 28, 2005 |
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A new method for manipulating macromolecules has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The technique uses double-stranded DNA to direct the behavior of other molecules. In previous ...
Clicking synthetic and biological molecules together
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Dutch researcher Joost Opsteen has developed a method to click polymers together in a controlled manner. Using this method, he can even attach proteins to nanoballs. For instance, this approach could be used to transport ...
Soft Materials Buckle Up for Measurement
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Buckling under pressure can be a good thing, say materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Writing in the June 13 issue of Macromolecules, they report a new method to evalua ...
Nanotech process produces plastics that are 10 times more stretchable
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Move over, Rumplestiltskin. Researchers in China report the first successful “electrospinning” of a type of plastic widely used in automobiles and electronics. The high-tech process, which uses an electric ...
Chemists Reach from the Molecular to the Real World with Creation of 3-D DNA Crystals
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New York University chemists have created three-dimensional DNA structures, a breakthrough bridging the molecular world to the world where we live. The work, reported in the latest issue of ...
New theory may help design tomorrow's sustainable polymer
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Tomorrow's specialty plastics may be produced more precisely and cheaply thanks to the apparently tight merger of a theory by a University of Oregon chemist and years of unexplained data from real world experiments involving ...
Nano bubble gum for enhancing drug delivery in gut
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Of the many characteristic traits a drug can have, one of the most desirable is the ability for a drug to be swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream through the gut. Some drugs, like over-the-counter aspirin, lend themselves ...
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