These chains are compounded from numerous small molecules that can change the mechanical behavior of the polymer and skew its molecular weight. This makes establishing a consistent molecular weight ...

An AIST research team has developed a certified reference material (CRM) with a single degree of polymerization without distribution of molecular weight, even though it is an artificially manufactured ...

The physical properties and behaviours of polymers are based strongly on the properties of the polymer molecules themselves. The behaviour of the material is influenced by the molecular size and ...

Researchers have developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing narrow molecular weight distribution polymers. The gel networks showed swelling ...

Molecular weight is a main feature employed when characterizing polymer-based products. The term describes the molar mass distribution of polymer chains which can significantly vary within polymers of ...

In this review, the development of low-molecular-weight gelators and polymer-based gelators is described. The driving forces for physical gelation are non-covalent bonds, such as hydrogen bonds, ...

Nagoya - Polymer gel materials have been widely applied in medicine, civil engineering, architecture, and space exploration. Their appeal lies in the potential for preparing functional materials with ...