Chenfeng Ke, an incoming associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, developed a unique design for tough but stretchable hydrogels, reported Aug. 23 in the journal Chem. The new material is both flexible and durable thanks to a ring-shaped sugar molecule that encases its polymer network and allows it to stretch without sacrificing strength.
"There are a series of tradeoffs with these traditional plastic materials—they're usually one or the other," stretchable or rigid, Ke said."But if you connect two things with a slidable joint, you have very interesting properties of both."is simple and adaptable, Ke said, and can be combined with a variety of hydrogels to improve the properties of different plastics.
demonstrated a potential application of their newly discovered CrysDoS-gels by 3D-printing them as stress sensors.More information: Chenfeng Ke, Reinforced double-threaded slide-ring networks for accelerated hydrogel discovery and 3D printing,
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
– Chemists Develop Synthetic Catalysts To Break Down BiomassOn a drizzly afternoon, Yan Zhao pointed to the trees visible from his campus window. As a chemistry professor at Iowa State University, he is pioneering the creation of novel synthetic catalysts that break down cellulose, the plant fibers responsible for the trees' height and strength. “Cellu
Read more »
Council Post: Reducing Risk In Life Sciences MA&D With Quality DataQuality data and the ability to buy or sell assets are both of the utmost importance to the life sciences industry.
Read more »
We're adding to our position in this life sciences firm with the market highly oversoldThe purchase is on the smaller side because we are hesitant to put too much money to work in a volatile market.
Read more »
Faculty Positions, Aging and Neurodegeneration, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China job with Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine (WLLSB)Applicants with expertise in aging and neurodegeneration and related areas are particularly encouraged to apply.
Read more »
- Shanghai, China job with The Institute of Neuroscience,Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology,CASChinese Academy of Sciences, seeks exceptional, creative scientists to join its faculty.
Read more »