Unprecedented control of polymer grids achieved
Applications in water purification, solar energy storage, body armor possible
25-Jun-2018 -
Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous -- nylon, polyester, Teflon and epoxy, to name just a few -- and these polymers are all long, linear structures that tangle into imprecise structures. Chemists have long dreamed of making polymers with two-dimensional, grid-like structures, but this goal has ...
composite materials
covalent organic frameworks
material science
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