Lignin is synthesized by polymerization of these components and their ratio within the polymer varies between different plants, wood tissues and cell wall layers. Cellulose, hemicellulose and ...

Structural biology is the study of the molecular structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules, particularly proteins and nucleic acids, and how alterations in their structures affect their ...

Schatz uses molecular dynamics and electronic structure theory methods to describe self-assembly of biopolymers, and polymer mechanical/structural properties. The Szliefer group develops molecular ...

Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which ... option due to its chemical composition, it is perhaps an ironic thought that the PLA in cellulose-reinforced PLA might actually ...

Gast, Manuela Sobek, Harald and Mizaikoff, Boris 2019. Nanoparticle Tracking of Adenovirus by Light Scattering and Fluorescence Detection. Human Gene Therapy Methods, Vol. 30, Issue. 6, p. 235. Špička ...

In the late nineteenth century, a German biochemist found the nucleic acids, long-chain polymers ... the genetic molecule. Scientists still needed to figure out this molecule's structure to ...

The design of polymer networks is one of the oldest and most important challenges in chemistry, impacting many of the highest volume chemical industries from rubber to adhesives to biomedical ...

This clip starts with a brief introduction into what polymers are and lists examples of both natural and synthetic polymers. It then goes on to describe what a smart polymer is, before focusing on ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell ...

Kyoung Taek Kim and his team at the Department of Chemistry at Seoul National University (Rep. Korea) have developed a new method by which very long synthetic polymer chains whose molecular weights ...

The nominees for this award are expected to have demonstrated pioneering research accomplishments in synthetic methods of unique polymeric materials and/or achieved profound discoveries in polymer ...