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Why knowing how polymers are made helps you work smarter with plastics.
This illustration shows the carbon polymerization process created at Rice University. A high-resolution PDF is available upon request. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
Traditional polyesters are obtained via ring-opening polymerization (ROP), but significant research is currently directed at designing new biodegradable vinyl polymers with esters groups in the ...