The space available to each polystyrene chain depended on its position in the structure—and, therefore, determined how much it tangled together with its neighbors.

The space available to each polystyrene chain depended on its position in the structure—and, therefore, determined how much it tangled together with its neighbors.

The main chain stiffness parameter (λM−1) is determined to be 197 nm for poly(MA-HIC-61-Ac), which is approximately three times greater than that for poly(VB-HIC-62-H), which has a polystyrene ...

The space available to each polystyrene chain depended on its position in the structure—and, therefore, determined how much ...

This structure is formed by developing chemical links between a number of monomers or repeating units. For instance, polymerizing styrene, a monomer, under suitable reaction conditions, results in the ...

Multicomponent nanocrystal superlattices represent an interesting class of material that derives emergent properties from mesoscale structure, yet their programmability can be limited by the alkyl ...

Polystyrene has a glass transition temperature of about 100 C -- at room temperature it behaves like a solid material. But as its temperature approaches the glass transition temperature ...

When irradiated with a high-power blue-violet LED, the acid reacts with the polystyrene to form reactive oxygen species, which then cause a chain reaction that breaks up polystyrene’s strong bonds.

Less than 10 per cent of the world’s polystyrene is currently recycled and many countries don’t recycle it at all because there is no economic incentive, says Liu.