Polymeric blend films combine two or more polymers to achieve synergistic barrier performance against gases, vapours and solvents while maintaining requisite mechanical strength and flexibility. The ...

A new cellulose-based material platform developed in Finland responds to tightening regulatory requirements and industry ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic end up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials scientists ...

The a) chemical structure of the developed sensor molecule, b) color change of the solution when fluoride ions are added, and c) luminescence color change when fluoride ions are added.d) the ...

A panel of seven images with a scale of 100 μm shows a surface gradually changing from solid orange through pink, purple with pink dots, and green with purple dots to a final pattern of green dots on ...

Researchers have synthesized triarylborane (TAB) compounds that exhibit unusual optical responses upon binding to certain anions. They also synthesized thin polymer films that incorporate the TAB and ...