Graft copolymerization, a versatile modification technique, has emerged as a key method to enhance the intrinsic properties of natural rubber. By covalently bonding synthetic polymer chains onto the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The mechanism of the copolymerization of styrene and butyl acrylate has been investigated in mixtures of these monomers using benzoyl peroxide ...

A research team led by Changjiang Wu at SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in China has made important progress in understanding the polymerization behavior and ...

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 ...

A research group from RIKEN and Kyushu University has developed a new type of material, based on ethylene, which exhibits a number of useful properties such as self-healing and shape memory.