To efficiently utilize bond-scission-induced chemical reactions, mechanical force should induce sufficient bond cleavage within the material without causing catastrophic failure. This is particularly ...

This study analyzes the co-pyrolysis of rice husk and low-density polyethylene, revealing kinetic and thermodynamic ...

Polymers are made by linking together building blocks of monomers into chains. To make polymers elastic, these chains are crosslinked by covalent chemical bonds. The crosslinks connect the polymer ...

polymer chain or network. Well-defined vinyl polymers with ultrahigh molecular weights are promising for use as high-performance materials and are now made increasingly accessible by ...

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K.

A gradient copolymer was formed because of the significant difference in the reactivity of the two PEO macromonomers. The resulting copolymer has a high fraction of PEOMeMA grafts at one end of the ...

However, it is important to address that TPU used in this study is a linear block copolymer, which differs from what might be implied by a "heterogeneous polymeric chain". In contrast to PVC, which ...