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Mass Spectrometry Structural Analysis of Fluoroelastomers

BioChromato Inc. has published a report describing how their ionRocket sample preparation device, used in combination with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) and Kendrick Mass Defect (KMD) analysis, provides a valuable new tool for chain analysis of fluoroelastomers.

From BioChromato Inc. 10 May 2021

First Measurement of Hydroxide Conductivity in Anion Conducting Polymer Thin Films

As decarbonization progresses rapidly in the world, fuel cells offer potentially higher electrical efficiency than conventional power-generating systems.

10 May 2021

New High-Tech Textile for Outdoor Personal Thermal Management

Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put on or take off so much of it, and fluctuations in weather can render what you are wearing entirely inadequate.

6 May 2021

Novel 3D-Printed Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Regenerative Medicine

Research by the scientific community is being aimed at several applications of hydrogels—polymeric materials containing a large amount of water and with the potential to replicate the characteristics of biological tissues.

29 Apr 2021

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

Traffic accidents, tumor resections, and congenital diseases can cause significant trauma, which can lead to large bone deformations and/or bone loss.

28 Apr 2021

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Plastics are a part of nearly every product we use on a daily basis. The average person in the U.S. generates about 100 kg of plastic waste per year, most of which goes straight to a landfill.

23 Apr 2021

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

At Linköping University, Sweden, scientists have designed a stable, highly conductive polymer ink. The breakthrough opens the door for novel printed electronics with high energy efficiency.

22 Apr 2021

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water.

22 Apr 2021

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Careful criminals usually clean a scene, wiping away visible blood and fingerprints. However, prints made with trace amounts of blood, invisible to the naked eye, could remain.

22 Apr 2021

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics.

16 Apr 2021

Plastics and Polymers News

Mass Spectrometry Structural Analysis of Fluoroelastomers

First Measurement of Hydroxide Conductivity in Anion Conducting Polymer Thin Films

New High-Tech Textile for Outdoor Personal Thermal Management

Novel 3D-Printed Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Regenerative Medicine

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

New Plastic Could Tackle the Waste Crisis Head On

Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures

Scientists Invent New Way to Break Down Biodegradable Plastics Faster

Fluorescent Polymer Used to Illuminate Invisible Bloody Fingerprints

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Optimizing Battery Electrolyte Performance and Quality with Benchtop NMR

Solutions for E-Liquid Testing

Cement Industry: QA of Raw Materials Process Testing

In-Air Pathogen Surveillance Solution

The FluoroMax® Series Spectrofluorometers

Z-900 Series LIBS Analyzers

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Silicon Wafers: Semi-Automated FT-IR Measurements of Elemental Impurities

Identifying Explosives and Residues Quickly with TOF Mass Spectrometery

AVI Series: Removing Vibration Noise from Measurements

The Role of Computed Tomography in Additive Manufacturing

Plastics and Polymers News

1 Controlled Magneto-Mechanical Processes may Lead to New Generation of Artificial Muscles

2 Stable, Lithium-Metal Solid-State Battery can be Charged, Discharged Many Times

3 Researchers Discover Two New Ways for More Efficient Solar Power Generation

4 New Structural Battery Enables “Massless” Energy Storage

5 Element and Rolls-Royce Collaborate to Expand Test Services to their Customers

6 New 3D Bioprinting Technique Directs Cell Orientation at Individual Cell Level

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