Biopolymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids, are defined by their highly specialized functions that arise from their perfectly controlled primary structures, that is, sequence regulation of repeat ...

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have improved a popular technology used to generate a range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from paints and coatings ...

Within the chemical industry, the manufacturing of polymers is one of the largest sectors - the volumes of polystyrene alone produced annually worldwide reaching billions of kilograms. 1 ...