Polymers
Making plastic easier to recycle
7 Jan 2021A semi-batch approach to making acrylics could bring us one step closer to more planet-friendly plastics.
Unpacking the possibilities of polymer science
18 Nov 2019With a sound understanding of polymers, their properties and the methods to synthesize them, scientists can create novel materials for a wide range of practical applications.
Radical steps toward clean encapsulation
2 Apr 2019Chemists use free radicals to produce polymers strong enough to encapsulate drugs while remaining degradable
Beating bacteria – looking beyond antibiotics
15 Jul 2018A polymer to fight superbugs could help solve the world’s antibiotics crisis.
Pushing back against drug-resistant bugs
21 Jan 2014Antibiotic-resistant bacteria may have met their match in polymers that render them vulnerable once again
Charged up and ready to connect
22 Oct 2013An innovative strategy produces positively and negatively charged polymer chains ideal for generating multifunctional coatings
Convection trumps diffusion
21 May 2013Breakthrough technology quickly separates large proteins and viruses from their surroundings, which improves purification of vaccines and protein therapuetics
Taking the heat off microfluidic chips
23 Apr 2013Replacing a high-temperature processing technique with an infrared treatment allows the manufacture of tiny devices without damaging the polymer components
Plasma treatments on a roll
26 Mar 2013A revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films for roll-to-roll solar-cell production
Shielding blood from a sticky problem
12 Feb 2013Antibacterial and antifouling polymer coatings could soon relegate catheter-associated infections in the blood to history
Making gold economical for sensing
9 Oct 2012Gold nanocluster arrays developed at A*STAR are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing technique
Combined effects
17 Jul 2012New study provides mechanistic insights into how gene transcription is regulated in mammalian cells